纳森·卡特(生于1970年)的作品将抽象的视觉语言与半虚构叙事融合在一起,触及了尖锐的当代主题。在处理真实和想象中的地理位置和通讯网络的象征时,卡特的作品涉及了绘画与雕塑中的抽象历史,通常采用抽象的地图和风景的形式,并描绘了或多或少的奇幻半虚拟世界,例如具有色彩鲜艳的隐蔽侦听台、数据收集管道或是马戏团等场所。
Works by Nathan Carter (b. 1970) originate from the artist’s more or less fictional dialogue with several real-life women. The colorful works are actual or imaginary gifts, inspired by his relationship with these figures. The sources of inspiration are both real and elusive, literal and metaphorical, a quality perhaps best captured by the title which sounds both concrete and fantastic: while the word “fascinator” refers to a type of headpiece attached to a comb or headband, the term also recalls an exaggerated, made-up language of youth culture.