Alter Space presents Can’t Fix Broken, new work by Mitra Saboury and Derek Paul Boyle.

Can’t Fix Broken suggests points of theatricality in the ordinary. Living and exposing the comforts and exhaustion of routine, Saboury and Boyle present a series of works set against the scene of their relationship, as objects become characters and the habitat forms a stage.

Mitra Saboury received her MFA from Goldsmiths, University of London, and her BS from the University of Pittsburgh. Solo exhibitions include:Gut House, Chins Push, Los Angeles (2016) andTouch Everything, Smart Objects, Los Angeles (2015). Selected group shows include Left Hand…, The Bluecoat, Liverpool (2016) and The London Open, Whitechapel Gallery, London (2015).

Derek Paul Boyle received his MFA from Rhode Island School of Design and his BA from Emerson College. Solo exhibitions include: Roleplay, Smart Objects, Los Angeles (2015); Obstacles, Smart Objects (2014). Selected group shows includeWwwest, Johannes Vogt Gallery, New York (2015) and Plainly to Propound, Gavlak Gallery, Los Angeles (2015).

Saboury and Boyle are based in Los Angeles and have a photographic collaborative known as Meatwreck, generating images daily for a wide online audience.