David Rosetzky

Over the past three decades, Naarm/Melbourne-based artist and educator David Rosetzky has garnered critical acclaim for his lens-based works that explore human relationships and the construction of social identity. Drawn from the NGV Collection, this presentation brings together three of Rosetzky’s seminal video works created over a twelve-year period.

The earliest of these, Weekender, 2001, introduces Rosetzky’s distinctive aesthetic – seductive, technically refined visuals that echo high-end advertising – set in contrast with the often unsettling inner monologues of his characters.

Rosetzky’s collaborative and interdisciplinary approach to art-making sees him work with practitioners from a wide range of creative fields, including theatre, dance and film. In Think of yourself as plural, 2008, the psychologically charged nature of his work is paired with subtle, expressive movements devised in collaboration with choreographer Lucy Guerin. The final work, Half brother, 2013, created with choreographer Jo Lloyd, transforms a contemporary dance piece into a highly stylised interrogation of male bonding and social relations.