Art stays in the stocks at Gallery Terracina
Released: 25 March 2008
Following the success of its public workshop Science in the Dock, Art in the Stocks: Convex/Concave, Egenis, the ESRC Centre for Genomics in Society, is organising a further event in its ‘Stocks and Docks’ series.
Artist Rob Pepperell, whose paintings are currently on show at the gallery, will visit the exhibition in person to discuss his work on Friday, 28 March at 6.30pm.
“Central to Rob’s work is an investigation of the nature of perceptual consciousness,” says gallery owner Cristina Burke-Trees. “His paintings are designed to evoke a very specific, though elusive, state of mind. Instead of a recognisable depiction the viewer is presented with a ‘potential image’, that is, a complex multiplicity of possible images, none of which ever finally resolves.”
“With ‘Science in the Dock’ we aimed to bring together artists and scientists to share ideas about vision and perception,” says Egenis co-director Professor Steve Hughes. “Rob’s work examines precisely these ideas, as it induces a disrupted perceptual condition in which what we see cannot be matched with what we know.”
Doors open at 6pm. Some refreshments will be provided. Admission is free – everyone welcome.
Gallery Terracina can be found at McLains Warehouse, Haven Banks, Haven Road, Exeter.
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Contact name: For further information contact Claire Packman, Egenis Communications Officer, 01392 269126, (m) 0791 387 1619.
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