Unproduced Screenplay

Across August and September, Michael Reid Sydney will invite guest artist, Samuel Leighton-Dore to transform our mezzanine gallery by presenting a 220-piece wall based ceramic installation. Unproduced Screenplay (excerpt) is a visually delightful collision of disciplines that playfully interrogates social behaviour in public art spaces. Having recently exhibited at Tweed Regional Gallery, Unproduced Screenplay (excerpt) will show in a commercial gallery context for the first time, bringing a new dimension to the commentary threaded within the delicately constructed work of art.

Each piece of this ambitious installation is a hand-made ceramic form that collectively assemble to echo the typeface and layout of a film script. In its presence, the viewer assumes the role as protagonist, with the gallery behaving as the setting to an art themed micro-scene. Leighton-Dore’s work encourages the consideration of how we interact with contemporary art, and what role we play in imbuing art with meaning.

Unproduced Screenplay will exhibit between 15 August and 14 September, with an opening reception occurring on Thursday 15 August, 6-8pm. The artist will be in attendance. Our event is open to all and will be sponsored by Sammy Piquant.

For more information on the artist’s work, please email danielsoma@michaelreid.com.au

Samuel Leighton-Dore is a screenwriter, director, published author and visual artist who lives and works on the Gold Coast, Queensland. Across multiple intersecting disciplines, Leighton-Dore’s work brings a sense of heart and humour to complex themes of identity, sexuality and psychology.

Photos by Sabine Bannard and Aaron Chapman