STACKS PROJECT SPACE
Speleogenesis
Flin Sharp
ONE DAY EVENT!
gallery open Thursday 30 January 2020, 12 – 6pm
drinks with the artist, 6 – 8pm
The gallery is closed through January, the installation can be viewed from the street until 2 February
Flin Sharp
ONE DAY EVENT!
gallery open Thursday 30 January 2020, 12 – 6pm
drinks with the artist, 6 – 8pm
The gallery is closed through January, the installation can be viewed from the street until 2 February
"Speleogenesis is the natural process of the formation of caves and other karst interiors.(1) Speleology; the study of cave structures and other karst features, reveals the history of life-forms and geology which have been sealed within them for millenia. Speleology often uncovers cave drawings and paintings undertaken by paleolithic humans which scientists use to evaluate the characteristics of prehistoric culture. Largely my practice involves a similar archeological search for images and cartoons mined from forgotten online sources.
During my occupation of Stacks, I have turned the space into my own cave using found online imagery. This project a further inquiry into my interest in the history of the practice of painting and its complex relationship with its own genesis, modernity and end."
1 Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes, stalactite and stalagmite forms and caves.
During my occupation of Stacks, I have turned the space into my own cave using found online imagery. This project a further inquiry into my interest in the history of the practice of painting and its complex relationship with its own genesis, modernity and end."
1 Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes, stalactite and stalagmite forms and caves.
Image courtesy of Document Photography
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