Sam Keogh: Sated Soldier, Sated Peasant, Sated Scribe

The works by Sam Keogh on view at Goldsmith Centre for Contemporary Art draw inspiration from pre-modern motifs and myths of abundance, in particular the Medieval one of Cockaigne, a land of freedom and abundance. “Sated Soldier, Sated Peasant, Sated Scribe” includes a performance, an installation of ceramic sculptures, and collaged paintings on paper, that critically address the contradictory elements of the myth. The displayed works recall a phantasmagorical garden of abundance and suspended time, that function as the settings and props for Keogh’s performance.