About the exhibition
For his debut solo show at Humber Street Gallery, Luke Beech presented Winner Breaks First,
The new body of work reshaped the gallery space into a snooker hall pocket realm, found by an artist from another world who explores the game for the first time. Beech presented a “sort of silly but quite revealing ballad of hurt and queerness and madness and joy” which drew on his own experiences and hopes to make sense of them set against a casual game and a swift half.
The show comprised installation, videos and a sound piece. In the gallery you could become a part of the art and take part in a game yourself, amongst the other works on show. At times, Beech’s work can be dark and uneasy or open and raw. Sometimes, a little bit like life, it can be funny and absurd too.
Artist bio
Luke Beech is a an artist whose recent works include a number of Durational Performances, Happenings and characteristically low-tech Moving Image pieces, undertaken to help him make sense of his own Mental Health. Drawing on his own experience he relates to wider social issues in creating subtle and sensitive performative statements that provide a visceral engagement for audiences. He is a Founder member and Director of The Feral Art School cooperative in Hull.
