The Thousands

The taste of my own saliva makes me sick and scabs disgust me, but my mouth hasn’t gone anywhere and my wounds haven’t healed for all the picking. Unrelated? Perhaps, but we suspect that Gian Manik‘s fascination with horror films and their growing connection to his work will appeal to anyone with a weird fetish or appreciation for the uncanny.

Returning home on a brown cloud from Sydney’s big smoke, ex-local Manik brings the recent joys of his trendy art lair to his hometown, presenting us with a fresh dimension to his investigations into all the potential weirdness of the body.

Inspired by gothic representations of the unknown, Manik provides a foreboding glimpse into the mouth of madness. Green-screened human entrails, disembodied scalps with botched dye-jobs and a kangaroo skinned figure will drag you into dark crevices and show you things you can’t help but stare at. Even though you never wanted to see them the first place.