David Whelan on WHIRLYGIG! in the Brooklyn Rail

 

"Perhaps it’s true with art that things are more powerful and more terrifying when left unsaid. The mere inference, the shadow, is enough to conjure strong emotions for the mindful. Gibson understands this, bringing us right up to this moment of revelation, but not a step closer. The remarkable aspect of his work is how fully this moment of tension is sustained, in perpetuity. In place of any concrete explanation, a steampipe shrieks, a trip wire is set off, and a white hood is left behind."

 

 
March 15, 2023