Robbie Thomson
08 - 12 Jun 2010
ROBBIE THOMSON
08 June - 12 June 2010
Tuesday-saturday 11-5pm
The Gloaming
The Gloaming is the transient light before and after dark when the sky is animated by a wash of amber and red. A yolky glow discharged into the upper atmosphere and reflected back upon the Earth. Dribbling down windowpanes, faces and into gleaming pools on rivers and streets, it’s the light of superstition and folk tales. A time for apparitions, magick, omens, bogles and other queer sights that slunk around in the descending gloom, gleefully awaiting the last gasp of the dying sun. A time remembered as a forewarning of the unseen dangers the night would bring and the reprise of a new day, a time for imaginations to run wild when places were remote and before the map was sewn shut. The gloaming is hidden light that drenches the air and reveals the secret contours of our familiar surroundings.
Transmission Gallery is delighted to present an exhibition of new work by Robbie Thomson. Often appearing outwith the confines of the traditional gallery environment, Thomson’s multifaceted practice incorporates performance, collage, installation, kinetic sculpture and lighting design. His works often use mechanical movement to evoke figurative forms within immersive claustrophobic installations. In 2009 he worked collaboratively with Jeremy Oversier, ACD Ferguson and August Krogan-Roley to create the Rabbit Hole Gallery, an exhibition beneath the floorboards of a West End flat viewed by crawling through the foundations on hands and knees. He has been closely involved with club-nights such as Resen and Throb that incorporate visual art and performance - designing intricate posters, performing and exhibiting work. He has worked collaboratively with ACD Ferguson on mechanical lighting installations and recently worked with National Theatre of Scotland in their Allotment programme. Thomson is a member of the 85A collective that produced last year’s Orzel Film Performance in association with Lowsalt Gallery and has recently exhibited with Lowsalt at Vestiges Park for the Glasgow International Festival. Thomson graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 2009.
Thomson’s exhibition at Transmission is the next in a series of ‘Project Shows’, which run parallel to the main programme. These one-week exhibitions, usually staged in the downstairs gallery, are conceived as a platform for younger practices within the Transmission programme as well as a forum for more established artists to test new ideas and take risks.
08 June - 12 June 2010
Tuesday-saturday 11-5pm
The Gloaming
The Gloaming is the transient light before and after dark when the sky is animated by a wash of amber and red. A yolky glow discharged into the upper atmosphere and reflected back upon the Earth. Dribbling down windowpanes, faces and into gleaming pools on rivers and streets, it’s the light of superstition and folk tales. A time for apparitions, magick, omens, bogles and other queer sights that slunk around in the descending gloom, gleefully awaiting the last gasp of the dying sun. A time remembered as a forewarning of the unseen dangers the night would bring and the reprise of a new day, a time for imaginations to run wild when places were remote and before the map was sewn shut. The gloaming is hidden light that drenches the air and reveals the secret contours of our familiar surroundings.
Transmission Gallery is delighted to present an exhibition of new work by Robbie Thomson. Often appearing outwith the confines of the traditional gallery environment, Thomson’s multifaceted practice incorporates performance, collage, installation, kinetic sculpture and lighting design. His works often use mechanical movement to evoke figurative forms within immersive claustrophobic installations. In 2009 he worked collaboratively with Jeremy Oversier, ACD Ferguson and August Krogan-Roley to create the Rabbit Hole Gallery, an exhibition beneath the floorboards of a West End flat viewed by crawling through the foundations on hands and knees. He has been closely involved with club-nights such as Resen and Throb that incorporate visual art and performance - designing intricate posters, performing and exhibiting work. He has worked collaboratively with ACD Ferguson on mechanical lighting installations and recently worked with National Theatre of Scotland in their Allotment programme. Thomson is a member of the 85A collective that produced last year’s Orzel Film Performance in association with Lowsalt Gallery and has recently exhibited with Lowsalt at Vestiges Park for the Glasgow International Festival. Thomson graduated from Glasgow School of Art in 2009.
Thomson’s exhibition at Transmission is the next in a series of ‘Project Shows’, which run parallel to the main programme. These one-week exhibitions, usually staged in the downstairs gallery, are conceived as a platform for younger practices within the Transmission programme as well as a forum for more established artists to test new ideas and take risks.