The Cabinet of Wonders #3
Linenhall Arts Centre
Linenhall Street, Castlebar, Co. Mayo, Ireland
1 February – 20 May 2017
Devised, curated, installed and managed by visual artist Ian Wieczorek
The third manifestation of the Cabinet of Wonders is now on display in the Linenhall Arts Centre Foyer.
THE ARTISTS:
Paul Bokslag applies the elegance of mathematics to a discarded Coke bottle;
Cecilia Bullo offers a meditation on the boundary between art and science, and investigates addiction as a way to exorcise inadequacy and pain;
Stefania Corbelli commemorates a subversive take on the message-in-a-bottle, and the destruction of bridges in Serbia in 1999;
John Gayer evokes the etherial lightness of a cloud;
Maree Hensey explores memory, loss, the unknown, subliminal and haunting relics of our past and present lives;
Annabel Konig presents an aesthetic reaction to concerns about the many ways in which people are losing their place of residence;
Chris Leach gives us a startling, unexpected and quietly provocative depiction of a major city;
Cecilia Moore offers two contrasting explorations of hidden energy in the natural world;
Cosette Olohan explores the fluidity of text in terms of meaning – intended meaning, hidden meaning, new meaning.
The Cabinet of Wonders is an ongoing project devised and curated by Ian Wieczorek.
THE WORKS:
1. Stefania Corbelli
First (& Last) Pigeon Launch (mixed media)
2. Cecilia Bullo
Carnu Carnivorous (bee’s wax, horn, sheep hair)
3. Paul Bokslag
Vessel (PET bottle and embroidery thread on oak base)
4. Cosette Olohan
Text, context, subtext (found book, glue, paper letters)
5. John Gayer
Cloud 2016 (from the series ‘Dreams of a Missing Landmark’) (polyester fill)
6. Annabel Konig
Peter’s Nest (text, nest and small booklet)
7. Chris Leach
Denmark, Copenhagen (graphite, crayon, chalk, scalpel & gesso on oak)
8. Cecilia Bullo
Hugs (teddy bear, Citalopram drug leaflets)
9. Maree Hensey
Mother Missing (museum glass containers with ash and text)
10. Stefania Corbelli
Stari Most (wax, gauze, cloth, photographs)
11. Cecilia Moore
Light Heart (xray, bronze, copper, LED bulb)
12. Cecilia Moore
Incendiary (peat briquette, old light switch, plastic tube, model lightbulbs)
LAYOUT:
Online catalogues of previous Cabinets:
The Cabinet of Wonders #1 can be viewed at: https://issuu.com/linenhallartscentre/docs/cabinetofwonders_1
The Cabinet of Wonders #2 can be viewed at: https://issuu.com/linenhallartscentre/docs/cabinetofwonders_2
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