Threshold artspace Bold contemporary art by Scottish and international artists in Perth since 2005
Open Mon to Sat admission free
|
10am-5pm or late on performance evenings
artspace artspace
FREE Exhibition Guide
MOUNTAINS Critical inquiry into the mountains of the world by Scottish and international artists and scientists Co-curated by Erin Gleeson, Eric Nanchen, Iliyana Nedkova and Patricia Vega
Mon 5 Oct 2015 – Mon Jan 4 2016 1. Sublime and Fragile (2005) 22-channel video installation Martin Price (Scotland)
Environmental science meets photography in this artwork aiming to capture the mountains of the world with 140 degrees panoramic camera. The sublime land forms appear set in an increasingly fragile environment.
2. Imaginary Wild Land (2014) 9:30 min 22-channel video installation Katrina McPherson & Simon Fildes (Scotland)
Mapping the borderline between wild and protected land in the Coire Ruadh of the Scottish Highlands using the artists’ signature media of choice: body language, contemporary dance and the environment. Featuring dance artists Frank McConnell, Ruth Janssen, Robbie Synge.
3. Earth’s Weeping (2007) 22-channel video installation Fernando Arias (Colombia/UK)
A melancholic account of Earth’s rare geothermal activity featuring some 80 geysers from the Andes mountains in Northern Chile.
4. 360 Degrees (2005) 22-channel video installation Matthew Dalziel & Louise Scullion (Scotland)
A passionate, slow motion ode to the Black Wood of Rannoch at the heart of Highland Perthshire – one of the largest areas of ancient pine forest which once stretched across Britain and Europe. Home to a variety of plants and wildlife which take centrestage in the film.
5. Fukushima (2013) 12:30 min 22-channel video installation Su Grierson (Scotland)
Read More
6. Daytrippers (2015) 22-channel video installation Denis Mallon (Northern Ireland/Scotland)
Coming Soon
7. Himalaya: Changing Landscapes (2015) Alton Byers (USA) featuring Erwin Schneider (Austria)
Coming Soon
8. The Highlands (2015) 22-channel video installation Barrie Barretto (Scotland)
Coming Soon
A creative documentary of the Japanese province of Fukushima shortly after the nuclear, tsunami and earthquake disasters struck the snowy inland mountain and the coastal areas leaving hundreds of displaced yet welcoming refugees. An artwork inspired by the strange and unusual folk seen enjoying the Scottish Highlands. The artist revives the classic animation techniques of the 1950s brought up-to-date with digital motion graphics to achieve vintage aesthetic and humour. A series of before and after panoramas of glaciers and Alpine landscapes in the Mt Everest region of Nepal taken six decades apart highlights the dramatic reduction of Himalayan ice. Also showing as a suite of 14 panels at the neighbouring Royal Scottish Geographical Society: rsgs.org
Evoking the magic of early analogue photography, the artist traverses the Scottish Highlands in search of the best multi-frame panorama views. 9. Cordillera Blanca (2015) 22-channel video installation Alton Byers (USA) featuring Erwin Schneider(Austria) ComingSoon A travel back and forth in time along the ‘white range’ of the Andes capturing the retreat of the glaciers during the last 50 years.
10. Carved by Light (2015) photographic reliefs installation Agnieszka Kozlowska (UK/Alps) also Collect + Support Using a heretofore unexplored photographic technique, the artist worked across the highest ranges of the Alps carrying heavy large-format camera and light-sensitive materials to produce photographic reliefs for 30 major peaks ascended for the first time in the golden age of alpinism (1854-1865).
11. Glencoe (2015) an installation of drawings and paintings Mary Golden (Scotland)
also Collect + Support
12. The Dusk Water (2015) Alex Boyd (Germany/Scotland)
also Collect + Support
Exploring the ‘family’ of wild and precipitous mountains surrounding this most scenic of valleys in the Scottish Highlands, the artist perfects her colourrich pallette on her preferred media of oil on board and charcoal on paper.
With its distinctive peak Cir Mhor is best known as the Scottish Matternhorn and one of the finest mountains on the Isle of Arran. This work also pays an homage to the Japanese landscape artist Hiroshi Toshida.
13. The Wildflowers of Everest (2015) single-channel video installation Elizabeth Byers (USA) Marvel at the unique biodiversity of the Sagarmatha (Mount Everest) National Park, Nepal which is threatened by climate change, tourism and mountaineering. Explore this exclusive selection of photographs from Elizabeth Byers’ forthcoming field guide, courtesy of the author.
14. GLORIA (2005) single-channel video installation Harald Pauli (Austria)
A glimpse into the fragile Alpine ecosystems which are under accelerating climate change pressures. Part of GLORIA: the global observation research initiative in Alpine environments: www.gloria.ac.at
Threshold artspace | Horsecross Arts | Perth Concert Hall Mill Street | Perth | PH1 5HZ | Scotland | 0044 (0) 1738 621 031 | info@horsecross.co.uk
|
www.horsecross.co.uk