Paul Hurley
Synchronicity (Latitude: 52.089114° N, Longitude: 1.449352° E)
(2024)
Portrait video projection with stereo audio, accompanied by three A3 landscape photographic prints. Optional QR code leading to website showing selected research, with additional contextualisation of work.
Video: 6 min 6 sec 1080 x 1920
Prints: 29.7 cm x 42 cm each
This work explores the mythological significance of Rendlesham Forest in Suffolk, England, through a multimedia installation. Featuring footage of the site, it includes recorded elements such as light from a now-demolished lighthouse and audio recordings from the encounter.
Drawing on the mandala archetype—symbolising wholeness and the self—and its connections to 20th-century UFO mythology, the piece delves into archetypal themes of water as a life source and its dualistic, destructive role in mythology. It reflects how mythology often emerges from collective anxieties, as well as the synchronicity and lineage of events and myths that shape contemporary mythologies.
Paul Hurley is a Welsh artist based in London, UK, whose practice spans a range of multimedia disciplines. Specialising in video-based installations, Paul employs experimental techniques to explore themes of contemporary mythologies and their impact on modern societies and the individual.
His recent work delves into the mythological significance of places and events, reflecting on how these narratives intersect with collective anxieties and concerns. Paul holds a master’s in fine arts from Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore, and has studied in London, where he developed his approach to blending artistic exploration with theoretical inquiry.