Exhibition
Signs for Sounds
18 May 2013 – 13 Jul 2013
Regular hours
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 16:00
- Friday
- 10:00 – 16:00
Cost of entry
FREE
Address
- St John's Church, Church Square
- Scunthorpe
- DN15 6TB
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Scunthorpe Bus Station
- Scunthorpe Train Station
Signs for Sounds
About
Signs for Sounds is a major new exhibition that explores the contemporary practice of letter-forming from traditional calligraphy to the use of digital technologies and performance art.Featuring examples of outstanding skill in letter-forming by leading practitioners, this exhibition explores how writing communicates meaning and how this is changing with the use of new media in the digital age. Exhibitors include letter-engraver Tom Perkins, calligrapher Ewan Clayton and performance artist Julien Breton, who dances letterforms using light.
The exhibition features artists who concentrate on or create the text we see every day, from traditional letter carving to modern day text speak, alongside work by more unexpected exhibitors such as graffiti artist Bunny Bread and Ina Saltz who looks at words tattooed on the skin.
Performance calligrapher Timothy Donaldson will be producing a new large-scale artwork in the gallery on Saturday 25 May between midday and 2pm.
Signs for Sounds is a Harley Gallery touring exhibition curated by Jeremy Theophilus.
