Sentient Space

Sentient Space as was also transformed and used in a Group exhibition in 2022 as part of the “Disintegration: Metadrawing and Expanded Drawing” show. Here it took the persona of 70s Sci-Fi style novel cover.

A fictional Sci-Fi novel cover of a barren land alludes to remnants of life that once was. Any inference of  life now is only reflected by the stars and space above. In one brief moment of atmospheric change  transforms the surface for a moment of sentient transience. A melting moon as the catalyst for the ephemeral planetary life cycle phenomenon.

This piece also includes an interactive Augmented Reality component allowing you to see the reshaping of this work. Scan the QR code and access the EyeJack app for this experience

Exhibition dates: 12 February to 10 April 2022

Disintegration: Metadrawing and Expanded Drawing explores drawing as an autonomous artistic discipline, as opposed to its previous contingent uses, such as preparatory drawing, commercial art, design and architecture. While drawing remains associated with traditions of preparatory process or as a pedagogical tool, it is no longer limited to these discourses.

Disintegration investigates drawing’s integral role within contemporary art and responds to a renaissance of the discipline. Remarkably, given the ubiquity of drawing in art practice, little attempt has been made to consolidate drawing’s role in light of technological change, a discourse that this exhibition attempts to settle. The neologism of metadrawing (the principles and philosophies of the drawing discipline applied via technologies far outside the traditional), or, as others sometimes refer to it in practical terms, expanded drawing, directly informing rationale behind this exhibition. Disintegration will bring together ten artists whose work explores this rich terrain.

Featuring Madeleine Joy Dawes, Justin Garnsworthy, Miles Hall, Drew Connor Holland, Jumaadi, Jess Johnson, Claudine Marzik, Helena Papageorgiou, Phoebe Paradise and Grant C. Stewart.

Curated by Jonathan McBurnie.