And so it begins…
Backlit Gallery is pleased to be part of WEYA Hosting – In the Country of Last things Friday 7th, September 2012, 6pm – 9pm Exhibition runs daily from 8th – 16th September, 12pm – 5pm Come and join the party with us at a very special opening celebrating the launch of the World Event for Young Artists 2012. Taking inspiration from the Paul Auster novel, In the Country of Last Things, the latest exhibition at Backlit explores notions of catastrophe theory, the sublime, chance, the real, and the unsayable. The WEYA Festival programme includes visual arts, live...
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7 Days to go! Post by: Thomas Woodcock, Backlit Studio Member and ‘Hyper Real’ exhibitor. With seven days to go masses of coffee and cigarettes have been exhausted as myself and Diana have been finishing the final stages of our collaborative sculptural installation. The piece is a product of negotiation between the two of us; which has been constructed over the past three weeks within Backlits project space. We hope each individual has a unique uncanny experience in our somewhat uncomfortable installation. Short performances by both of us will take place within the space...
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9 – 16 March 12 – 5pm During the course of the week and private view there will be a chance to view work by Backlit studio and associate members. If you can’t make the launch then come and see our studio members in their own habitat and enjoy light refreshments!
Read MoreThomas Woodcock exhibits in ‘Hyper Real’
Friday 9 March – 16 March Tom Woodcock & Diane Miguel - Sponsored by the Fine Art Department at DeMontfort University in Leicester, Tom has collaborated with Leicester based artist Diane Miguel. The site-specific sculptural installation interacts between found manufactured and organic objects and explores viewer negotiation of representational relationships. It is commissioned to express our commitment to support emerging artists in the community and develop academic...
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