SPACE
Gippsland Art Gallery
6 June - 21 July 2019
Curator - Simon Gregg and Erin Matthews
Artists - Abdul Abdullah, Dale Cox, Felicity Spear, Jasmine Morgan Ryan, Nadia Mercuri, and many more.
The major exhibition ‘Space’ curated by Simon Gregg at Gippsland Art Gallery celebrates the 50th anniversary of the first time man stepped on the moon. This major exhibition explores the romance of space through visual culture, bringing art and science together in a celebration of the fascination humans have always shared of the stars, planets and the night sky. The works in this exhibition spans the furthest reaches of the human imagination to the reality of space travel. Original photographs from NASA of the moon landing take pride of place, together with works from contemporary artists who respond to the romance and unknown of space. With works from over fifteen artists; together with astronaut’s photographs and space hardware, this engaging and timely exhibition will make you feel part of the global celebration of man’s explorations in space. Each piece will help build a comprehensive understanding of our cultural fixation with space through art.
Exhibition Catalogue -
The catalogue provides insights into the exhibition's exploration of humanity's fascination with space through art and science. It included images of artworks and discussions on the cultural impact of space exploration.
'Stars, Science Fiction and Spacemen' by Erin Mathews, Curator, Gippsland Art Gallery.
'Outer Space: Between Art, Apollo and Science Fiction' by Dr Andrew Frost, Art Writer, Critic and Broadcaster.
40 pages including images.
This item is currently in-stock, and available from the Gallery.
Image - Jasmine Morgan Ryan, What the eyes do not see, 2014. Telescopes and hand blown glass component, mirrored lenses. L800 W 2600 H 1600mm
Work Presented -
What the eyes do not see, 2014.
Telescopes and hand blown glass component, mirrored lenses.
L800 W 2600 H 1600mm
"At night when I look through my telescope I often wonder could there be another person with a telescope looking back at me?"
I suffer from what 17th-century English philosopher Francis Bacon called ‘a mystified incomprehension that science alone cannot cure.’ When I think about observation I sense there is a greater connection between object and observer than my eyes can fathom. The Entanglement Paradox has scientifically proven that the observer and subject become molecularly entangled during observation creating an osmotic transference of energy and information. This connection happens instantaneously at a minimum of over 10,000 times faster than the speed of light.
What the eyes do not see aims to explore how observation challenges the way we understand the world, and how thinking about observation changes what we see.
This work was awarded the Senini Prize in 2014 by McClelland Gallery.
Image - Space exhibition installation view. Gippsland Art Gallery