Description

Exhibition runs from July 6 to September 27, 2017 at Central Mediatheque, from July 7 to September 17, 2017 at Central Gallery, and from June 24 to September 6, 2017 at Sherwood Gallery

Additional Information

DaveandJenn, Paloma Rendón Dawkins, Deborah Edmeades, Frances Adair Mckenzie, Ryan Peter, Brendan Schick, and  Arma Yari

The “transmundane” refers to that which extends beyond the physical or visible world – into the realm of the divine or transcendent. Recently, there has been an increased interest in accessing these otherworldly realms via mindfulness meditation, new age spiritual practices like magic and witchcraft, and the use of mind-altering drugs.  These subjects are taken up by the artists in Transmundane, an exhibition which examines the root causes for this awakened interest in seeking the transcendent, and suggests that turning on, tuning in, and dropping out has a profoundly political dimension: when the world itself becomes unbelievable, we turn elsewhere for belief.

Paloma Rendón Dawkins, Palmystery, 2017, video game. Image: courtesy of the artist.