Dark Matters

24 September - 15 January
Whitworth Art Gallery

Dark Matters at the Whitworth Art Gallery is an exhibition of British and international artists centred on the theme of shadow, technology and art. These contemporary works present the visual ‘tool’ of shadow, an ancient strategy to inspire wonder, craft illusion and create narrative, but all the works have a significant level of digital and technological intervention. Many works are interactive, but bodily shadows are never simply projected: all are manipulated or falsely rendered through computer simulation or digital coding.

For ATM the exhibition includes a new commission by Korean video artist Ja-Young Ku whose work fuses live performance with projected overlays of recordings in the same space, and Hiraki Sawa’s hauntingly beautiful animation Did I? (2011).

The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M15 6ER
Tel: +44 (0)161 275 7450
Email:whitworth@manchester.ac.uk
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Opening times
Monday to Saturday, 10am–5pm
Sunday 12noon–4pm

Free entry

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Comments (1)

  • I can't believe there are no comments! This was a breathtaking exhibition which I brought ten friends along to see last week. Truly inspiring. Any sceptic of contemporary art should see it-they would be beguiled & converted in an instant!

    Comment left by: Adele Jennison - 14.01.2012 07:48

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