Fluid Moments

28th July – 10th August, 2014

Opening Night:
Wednesday 30th of July, 6.00 – 8.00pm

A moment is an instant in time; it is an infinitesimal and indefinite encounter with an object, a phenomenon, a situation, a being. These moments can be significant, life changing things or they can be experienced in brief encounters in a person’s everyday life. Moments are therefore, in essence, fluid; they are short-lived, transient connections made with objects which exist for only a few seconds.

Fluid Moments is an exhibition which explores seven emerging artists’ various approaches to the concept that there is a certain changeability and fluctuation in these ephemeral experiences and interactions. Their artworks become expressions and interpretations of these moments, bringing permanence to the ideas and encounters experienced by each person.

Anna Borella examines the fluidity of sexuality and the view that our ideas about gender are social and cultural constructs. Using copper etching – an old technique that, like our views, has hardly changed since its invention – she implores her audience to see the body as a beautiful thing, void of preconceived notions of sexuality and gender.

Cecilia Castro explores the continuous birth of new moments that are created when viewing an artwork whilst considering that, unconsciously, death is given to the previous or initial image.

Susan Chen‘s artwork aims to capture the overheard, often misconstrued parts of conversations and uses a sheer layer of Morse code to encrypt these private moments between individuals. She looks at conversation as an ephemeral experience of everyday life; fleeting moments that mark the ebb and flow.

Emma Field investigates Dewey’s notion that an artist instinctively knows when the next line, shape or brushstroke continues and adds to the layers of an artwork or breaks and disrupts the flow. Using wax, which is then cast, she has used simple geometric shapes to explore the intuitive way that the mind connects ideas and thoughts whilst making.

Monica Mowbray is a maker that relishes small objects that evoke the sentiment of remembering; her memories take form as objects and translate into jewellery. Her current work channels grief into totems and charms, it represents the hopes and dreams of the future and discusses the feelings of loss and sorrow that replace them.

Harriet Roxburgh‘s aim is to concentrate on the subject and to put on canvas how, as a voyeur, she sees the figures of women who have influenced her life; each is entwined in a swath of orchids, representing strength and beauty. Each brush stroke encapsulates a moment of energy and creates a static resonance which gives an impression of movement, flow and life.

Vinessa Trikeriotis is an artist whose work explores the language, the mechanics and the science behind how we speak and communicate. Her collection of artworks explore the shapes formed by our mouth as we speak. These works aim to break down language and personalise our unique experiences with communication.