Titel:
The centrifugal soul
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edited by Emily Jackson and Mat Collishaw
Weitere Titel:
Abweichender Titel: Mat Collishaw
Rücksete der Titelseite: "First published in 2017 by Blain|Southern on the occasion of the exhibition Mat Collishaw. The Centrifugal Soul, 7 April-27 May 2017."
Auf dem Umschlag: Mat Collishaw - The centrifugal soul
Beschreibung:
In 'The Centrifugal Soul', Mat Collishaw?s forthcoming exhibition at Blain|Southern, the artist presents new sculpture, installation and paintings. Drawing on various forms of illusion, the exhibition explores ideas of superficial truth and the erosive effect of our primal urges for visual supremacy.0Collishaw worked with evolutionary psychologist Geoffrey Miller - whose theory is that the origins of art stem from natural instincts of courtship and reproduction - to produce the title work and centrepiece of the exhibition. 'The Centrifugal Soul' is a sculpture in the form of a zoetrope, a pre-film animation device that produces the illusion of motion through rapid rotation and stroboscopic light.0Throughout his work, Collishaw has examined the way in which we consume imagery and how our biology has conditioned us to respond. The exhibition reflects the consistent themes addressed in the artist?s practice and the diversity of his chosen mediums. Moreover, it questions how much choice we have in accepting what seems to be a natural preoccupation with self-image.00Exhibition: Blain | Southern, London, United Kingdom (07.04. -27.05.2017)