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Opening 2nd February 2023- Late Night Art.Flax Project Space, Belfast![]()
Group exhibition
Group exhibition2nd - 12th February 2023
Time
Flax Project Space, Belfast
Group exhibition.
19th - 28th January 2023
‘On behalf of the Flax Art Studios Emerging Artists (FASE) programme we present the second in our new six month program in the North Street Project Space. TIME featuring work by FASE artists Charlie Beare, Katharine Paisley, David Younglove, Zoe Meeks, Stephanie Tanney, John Connolly and Hattie Godfrey. Curated by Jennifer Alexander
TIME marks the start of the new year from the FASE HUB artists and we will have a list of events to follow. ‘
Between shadows, shadows.
Exhibited at Platform Arts, Belfast as part of ‘Control Room’.
Katharine Paisley, Performance Art, March 2022.
In her first experimentation with performance art, 'Between shadows, shadows.' Paisley takes influence from Plato's allegory of the cave; in which a shadow represents a fake truth or an illusion of reality. Using charcoal, water and tempera paint, she tries to outline or contain her shadow. An attempt to cement or control her reality, which is not and cannot be achieved.
Images courtesy of Chloe Austin
Control Room
Platform Gallery, Belfast
Duo ShowIn this collaborative exhibition, Katharine Paisley and Phil Keers join together to explore concepts of control and reality. The exhibition consists of painting, sculpture, installation, film, text and audio works. The title, ‘Control Room’ reflects how the audience will experience the works; in some works they can control how they engage, in some they can only exercise their influence and in other work they will be completely outside both control and reality. The works in the exhibition are heavily influenced by mythology, supersition and philosophy.
In her works, 'One for sorrow, two for joy...', Katharine explores the idea of superstitions; inherited beliefs that we can choose to believe or not. In the case of belief, these superstitions have complete control over a person's good or bad fortune.
In her first experimentation with performance art, 'Between shadows, shadows.' Paisley takes influence from Plato's allegory of the cave; in which a shadow represents a fake truth or an illusion of reality. Using charcoal, water and tempera paint, she tries to outline or contain her shadow. An attempt to cement or control her reality, which is not and cannot be achieved.
In each of Keers' work featured, he explores the idea of objects or beings born from the subconscious. The sculpture 'Burden'; a large boulder made from a wire structure and modrock plaster bandage, represents emotional baggage or lived trauma. The boulder is wrapped in chains made from clay representing the shackles of your own making. The inescapable weight of reality, further referencing Plato's allegory of the cave.
In the installation 'Black Dogs', Phil explores his experience of learning to understand his own Mental Health and more specifically his experience of suffering from Depression, having been diagnosed with the disorder in his early 20s. "The older that I get, the more I realise that I have to come to peace with how my brain works. I have to learn to live with it. Depression isn't something that I think will ever go away completely, and so it sits there angrily. Waiting for the moment to take hold again."
In their collaborative piece, Keers and Paisley invite the viewer to interact and see themselves within the work. 'Not Empty, FULL', attempts to capture the emotional response to a harsh and unfair reality.
Images courtesy of Chloe Austin
Surroundings
Flax Project Space, BelfastGroup Show
3 - 10 March 2022
Surroundings is a group exhibition based on the environment that we submerge
ourselves in, both in nature and at home. Throughout diverse artistic methods and
mediums, a selection of Flax Emerging Artists present works that are linked by their subject: the nature, scenes and surroundings closest to each artist, whether that be physically or metaphorically. Whether representational or abstract, each work demonstrates the intimate relationship we have with our surroundings, allowing it to influence and inspire our current art practices.
Flax Art Studios Emerging Artist Programme is a satellite project of 34 recent
graduate and emerging artists occupying 7 North St, Belfast. To coincide with this
programme Flax opened a project space on the ground floor, providing opportunities
for the artists involved to curate and programme their own exhibitions and events.
