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#01 Alistair McClymont A Feeling Of Solitude
Based on a quote from astronaut Michael Collins, Alistair’s work explores what it’s like to be truly and completely alone
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David Bloor’s work takes inspiration from The Universe Symphony, an unfinished piece by American classical composer Charles Ives
#02 David Bloor Universe
This small spatial composition touches the limits of physics and the need for unlimited imagination
#03 Els Van Riel Infinite2
Participants have brought their work together for Periastra, which means the point where something orbiting a body in space is closest to that body
While Wharf Life makes every effort to feature a broad range of activities, openings and exhibitions, occasionally one slips by that we wished we’d included. While we cannot replicate the experience of viewing Periastra at APT Gallery in Deptford, these pages are intended to give a flavour of the work featured to pique your interest...
how Periastra finds similarity in areas of art and astronomy
Curator’s Note by Paul Malone P e r i a s t r a was a hybrid art and astronomy exhibition that took place in early February. The theme of the show was to highlight how similar the pursuit of curiosity was in such dissimilar fields. From previous exhibitions, I knew of several artists working in art-science. I had then to send out to science projects I thought might have a visual interest for the public. It proved difficult to convince established institutions of the intent of contemporary art. However, many of the small scale
experimental projects were enthusiastic to take part. Several are looking for funding, so I do hope you will look them up via the links on these pages. Experiment becomes discovery; and, with new paradigms, becomes new technologies. The way this exhibition evolved pointed towards a neo-Copernican revolution in modes of thought for which art can play an invaluable role. P e r i a s t r a would love to travel to other venues, so please do get in touch if you have any ideas. There will be a post-exhibition catalogue produced. Please register on the exhibition website if you would like to buy a copy when it is published. Go to cipango.co.uk/periastra
Periastra curator Paul Malone – scan this code for the show’s website #15 Steven Scott Coincidence - Correlation FRIPON was designed to study interplanetary matter by detecting and characterizing fireballs and to recover fresh fallen meteorites #04 Jean-Louis Rault FRIPON Multimedia artist Steven Scott has hacked four LED clocks to display default zeros at slightly different intervals #16 UKMON UK Meteor Network The exhibition featured pen recordings from this Armenian radio-telescope and links to various other materials #05 Herouni Antenna Paris Herouni UKMOM is a network of 90+ cameras recording meteors and fireballs over the UK, run by a community of citizen scientists
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Artist Paul Malone is based in Deptford