After a long gestation ‘DRAG ACID’ # 11 is now on sale. Full colour zine and dvd.’Entering the Forbidden Zone” is a film by Conor McGrady, edited by John Buckley, with the soundtrack, “The Dream of Reason Brings Forth Monsters” by Nurse With Wound. The film wasoriginally developed as a video projection for Nurse With Wound performances scheduled for Russia and for the Shepherds Bush Empire, London, but which were not able to take place due to the onset of the pandemic in 2020. The duration of the film corresponds with the duration of the planned performances. Imagery is taken from Conor McGrady’s artworks probing aspects of power or control. These often stark images have been combined with film footage to create a loose narrative journey into the dark, violent underbelly of contemporary society, generating a sense of unease or disquiet. Conor McGrady is an artist who has exhibited in New York, Chicago, Atlanta and Zagreb, Croatia. In 2022 his first solo museum exhibition “Entering the Control Zone” took place at the Museum of Fine Art, Split, Croatia. “Entering the Forbidden Zone” was premiered in conjunction with this exhibition.www.conormcgrady.comnskstate.com/article/exhibition-entering-control-zone/www.conormcgrady.comnskstate.com/article/exhibition-entering-
“Entering the Forbidden Zone” is a film by Conor McGrady, edited by John Buckley, with the
soundtrack, “The Dream of Reason Brings Forth Monsters” by Nurse With Wound. The film was
originally developed as a video projection for Nurse With Wound performances scheduled for Russia and for the Shepherds Bush Empire, London, but which were not able to take place due to the onset of the pandemic in 2020. The duration of the film corresponds with the duration of the planned performances. Imagery is taken from Conor McGrady’s artworks probing aspects of power or control. These often stark images have been combined with film footage to create a loose narrative journey into the dark, violent underbelly of contemporary society, generating a sense of unease or disquiet. Conor McGrady is an artist who has exhibited in New York, Chicago, Atlanta and Zagreb, Croatia. In 2022 his first solo museum exhibition “Entering the Control Zone” took place at the Museum of Fine Art, Split, Croatia. “Entering the Forbidden Zone” was premiered in conjunction with this exhibition.
www.conormcgrady.com
nskstate.com/article/exhibition-entering-control-zone/
20 page colour zine. Fully recycled paper. Covers 250gm Shiro Echo paper. Photo pages on 160 Shiro echo paper. Uncoated and Saddled stitched.
Film soundtrack ‘Dreams of Reason bring forth monsters’ from DRAG ACID 6 release, by Nurse with wound.
300 copies only 150 from bandcamp and 150 from direct from Nurse with wound @ www.nursewithwound.co.uk
For those with a dvd player each purchase comes with a link to access the film on Youtube. Link will be sent after purchase.