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 The Measure of Matter15 September 2024 - 10 October 2024 Participating: Gwenneth Miller "This exhibition is a reimagining of skeletons, mapping devices and objects, to consider our reality of being bound by time and matter.
In an astrological sense, bones are associated with winter, capturing the light within the dark (Jung). As an older artist, this paradox is constantly present in my life. Whilst a lifetime of serotonin-release probably contributed to the weakening of my bones, I imagine new 'bones' as part of a playful reimaging of structures. Initially I approached the concept of anatomy as a mechanistic system of levels and levers, which changed after a back operation gave me new appreciation of the body's incredible ability to grow new bone, restructuring the old into something new.
Weathered book spines are linked to the theme of the skeleton. Old books lose their covers over time but are kept intact by a network of threads, like tendons binding muscle and bone.
Objects ready to be discarded also feature in this exhibition: an old scrubbing brush, a cracked table, a page ripped from a sketchbook, and a dark landscape with a history.
I consider weather mapping to think about fresh winds blowing into matter, aging, narratives of second journeys and visual images that evoke our relationships with material 'stuff,' measuring whether it even matters. A rendering of the neck's tiny atlas bone alludes to Atlas, the Greek god carrying the world on his shoulders, and simultaneously this little bone is the hinge for the weight of the skull. Much like the atlas bone, our spiritual compass decides what matters and what does not, and how we measure its bearing.
VENUE:TINA SKUKAN GALLERY Address: Plot 6, Koedoeberg Rd, Faerie Glen, Pretoria Cell: 083 235 3899 Email: rex@tinaskukangallery.co.za Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00 - 17:00.
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