Encounter

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Alison Stolwood Radhika Agarwala From glistening gold to cast bronze and the dark recesses of the cosmos the transformation of bestial forms, of butterflies, birds and bulls with geometric patterns, mechanized scans and mythical folklore unlocks unstable truths - of images, cultural histories and representation. Optical contortion, material dissolve and environmental displacement lie at the heart of Encounter, an exhibition that brings together works in photography, sculpture and painting. Approaching a likeness of being through lightness of touch the works question our approach to, and desire and control of, habitat and habitation. They describe evolving encounters with the material world and its spiritual counterpart that remind us of its fluctuating dimensions, its livingness.