Reflections on the surface

Surface, as the first visible attribute of the appropriated material, has always been immensely important in artistic practice.

The exhibited works in particular, elaborated and reflected surface as a catalyst and carrier of feelings, memories and (cultural) heritage. Bucher’s, Overton’s and Sapountzis’ surfaces represent an intimate narrative of time and movement. Bucher making the surface the subject itself of a research into the inscription of personal histories and memories, Overton emphasizing similarly on the history but also the functionality of found materials and Sapountzis by applying his background in performance and video to create works ostensibly in constant flux. Sleigh quite on the contrary uses her painted surfaces as representations of social and cultural conditions rather than for psychologically charged portraits. In Weinberger’s sound installations memory and time meet with an interest in social interaction and movement- where sonar resonance functions as a surface for projection and imagination.