R-Space Gallery hosts Contemporary Visual Art and Craft xhibitions, initiates Heritage Projects and provides Public Engagement Programmes in the heart of Lisburn City, Northern Ireland.

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Shelley James

Threads of Illusion: Dimensions of Space and Time

17th February - 12th March 2024

Public Opening - Saturday 17th February 2024 (2-4pm)

Optical Illusion Workshop - Saturday 17th February (3-4pm)

FREE. ALL WELCOME

Moire Matrix explores different approaches to shaping reality: from two dimensional patterns to three dimensional shapes and onto four dimensional forms that embrace time. James has collaborated with crystallographer Professor Brian Sutton to create pieces that capture the evolution of how we understand the physical world. To encapsulate diverging symmetries, James has developed new techniques that include printing in hot glass and fusing together folded planes in cast glass forms.

Her work invites us to question the frameworks of our own perception and explore the boundaries between appearance and expression, material and virtual space.

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R Space’s ambition is to increase access, understanding and enjoyment of contemporary visual arts, crafts, design and other related arts activities. Artist talks, skill development workshops and outreach programmes are delivered throughout the year

 

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R-Space seeks to illuminate the past by exploring local heritage through the lens of contemporary arts practices.

 

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