Heavenly Bodies is Gregory Halili's attempt to negotiate a world re-defined by disruption and change. Contained in each of his comets is a universe of images and anecdotes, deities and daemons, secrets and proclamations— the detritus of old worlds imploding. The poetry lies in how the artist takes these discards and gives them both a place and new meaning in his invented galaxies. The comet's own cycles (recurring, illuminating, flaring up, fading out) are echoed in Halili's process. Objects move about, are transferred from one assemblage to another , assuming different personas and meanings. But the comet itself is unmindful of these comings and goings. Its only job is to blaze.
As with all new universes, Halili's works invite exploration, scrutiny and constant re-discovery.
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