{"product_id":"the-nothing","title":"The Nothing","description":"\u003cp data-section-id=\"g7qw48\" data-start=\"136\" data-end=\"158\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003eNatalie Ryan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"159\" data-end=\"284\"\u003eThe Nothing, 2025\u003cbr data-start=\"180\" data-end=\"183\"\u003eAnimatronics, speakers, faux fur, prosthetic eyes, jaw and tongue, steel, resin\u003cbr data-start=\"262\" data-end=\"265\"\u003e140 × 50 × 123 cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"286\" data-end=\"463\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"286\" data-end=\"299\"\u003eThe Nothing\u003c\/em\u003e draws on formative influences from 1980s and 1990s film and television, where puppetry, prosthetics and special effects shaped early encounters with the uncanny.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"465\" data-end=\"776\"\u003eReferencing \u003cem data-start=\"477\" data-end=\"500\"\u003eThe NeverEnding Story\u003c\/em\u003e (1984), the work centres on the character of Gmork, a wolf-like embodiment of an unseen force driven by fear and despair. Both unsettling and mesmerising, this figure became an early conduit through which Natalie Ryan engaged with ideas of mortality, grief and the unknown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"778\" data-end=\"1085\"\u003eHere, Ryan translates this memory into sculptural form, combining animatronics and sound with highly detailed materials to create a work that feels both lifelike and theatrical. The surface oscillates between illusion and artifice, heightening a sense of presence that is at once familiar and disquieting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1087\" data-end=\"1270\"\u003eWhile rooted in nostalgia, \u003cem data-start=\"1114\" data-end=\"1127\"\u003eThe Nothing\u003c\/em\u003e speaks to the present moment, where fear continues to operate as a mechanism of influence and control, shaping perception, power and belief.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1272\" data-end=\"1429\"\u003e“People who have no hopes are easy to control; and whoever has the control… has the power.”\u003cbr data-start=\"1363\" data-end=\"1366\"\u003eGmork, \u003cem data-start=\"1373\" data-end=\"1396\"\u003eThe NeverEnding Story\u003c\/em\u003e (1984), dir. Wolfgang Petersen\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hyett and The Captain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48593689018587,"sku":null,"price":24000.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0812\/2748\/1307\/files\/FullSizeRender_f47851ab-faa6-49a7-9909-f95ccf4769bb.heic?v=1776143998","url":"https:\/\/www.hyettandthecaptain.com.au\/products\/the-nothing","provider":"Hyett \u0026 The Captain ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}