Dean Ebben: rolling in the dark

It seems to me that Dean Ebben’s mythology is one of mystery, struggle, and redemption. This was the reason I invited Dean Ebben to develop a show for Susan Hensel Gallery.

I had seen his video If I could roll it out of me (still from the video above). In this video, a man, Dean, places himself in a “wilderness” to roll until he could physically roll no more.

It captured my attention on a deep level. It began as the child begins, with a simple joyful act. I remember ecstatically rolling down cool grassy hills as a child, smelling the earth, the worms and beetles, the new growth under a warm summer sky. But we grow and we grow up and the simple acts change. They are more difficult and fraught with meaning and mystery. Come see this video and more :