The National Glass centre in Sunderland, north-east England, is presently hosting the Mirror Neurons group exhibition, with key works from Catherine Richards, such as glass replicas of the brain, which react to human presence with pulses of electromagnetic light.
The Mirror Neurons group exhibition, now ongoing at the National Glass Centre, Sunderland, north-east England, includes work by Catherine Richards, Michael Snow, Scott Rogers and others. The exhibition draws on ideas of scientific experimentation, media processing, and time delay. As part of ‘AV Festival 12: As Slow As Possible’, this exhibition lingers on how we perceive and are drawn in by artworks, both in terms of physical action and mental interaction. The title refers to the fact that with responsive art, we often watch how others interact with it, and mirror their behaviour, consciously or not. The works on view act to slow down our sense of perception, causing within us an awareness of both the time passing and our experience of it.
The exhibition’s key works include Catherine Richards’ “I was scared to death / I could have died of joy” featuring glass replicas of the brain, which react to human presence with pulses of electromagnetic light. Scott Rogers’ “Between Nonesuch Place” juxtaposes an actual non-functioning glass object; a ‘self-flowing flask’ with its virtual working counterpart. The exhibition also includes seminal work by Michael Snow among other projects by Simon Pope and Thomson & Craighead.
The exhibition is ongoing until 20 May 2012.