'Talking Underwater' at Oxford House

About

Gallit Shaltiel is a Brighton based artist /illustrator and educator, launching her first solo London show at Oxford House. 'Talking Underwater' is a black and white print exhibition, using dark humour to convey the complex feelings of distressed and depressed states of mind. The theme is explored through a mischievous world where uncanny anatomy and objects fragment, contort, and merge in to one another. The images are created by hand cut card silhouettes, transformed through photography on a light box. For the opening night, on the 5th of July -6-9 pm-, the stop motion animation 'flats' will be shown. Influenced by Buster Keaton style slapstick, one figure struggles to break free of a concrete block of flats while another attempts to balance a spinning wheel on its back The artist will also be giving an insight into her practice through running a light box and silhouette workshop on the 13th July: 'Illuminating the Subconscious'. Tickets for 'Illuminating the Subconscious' workshop: http://www.wegottickets.com/event/228948 More about Gallit Shaltiel: http://gallitshaltiel.com About Oxford House in Bethnal Green Oxford House is a community and art centre based in the heart of London's East End originally established in 1884 by Keble College and the University of Oxford. Oxford House is now home to several organisations and provides a variety of spaces for artistic development. Oh! is a registered charity. www.oxfordhouse.org.uk