Online | 25 Years

6 Jul-15 Sep 2020

Overview

'25 Years', our summer exhibition, was due to open mid-June to celebrate 25 years of the gallery. Over 40 artists were invited to reflect on the notion of time (scientific, philosophical, real or imagined) with site specific artworks to be installed in the Georgian space which has housed the gallery for the last 25 years. Then time stopped… the gallery closed; the artists were confined; some studios had to close; teaching had to be ‘performed’ online; some felt isolation setting in; others had to multi-task. Many of the artists were left with no time or space to produce new work. A sabbatical for some, harshness for others, a challenging time for all. However, as with many of us in the art world, we decided to proceed virtually in a space more conform to traditional galleries than the very eccentric surroundings of a Georgian house. We kept the thematic, but all the proposed artworks had to be revisited, re-selected and we had to accept that some will simply not work in this new format. The works in the show explore time in its different manifestations, our different relationships with its concept. Take your time and meander with your eyes.