‘Contradiction’ is a small MA group show held on 24th February 2020 at UCA Farnham exhibiting the work by 4 artists, Wasim Asghar, Mike Kelly, Meng Zhang and myself. All the ark works exhibited were 2D but encompassed oil or acrylic painting, pen and ink drawing and print.
The title drew influence from the writing of French philosopher Michael Foucault in particular his 1966 book ‘The order of Things’ and his theories and explanations of Heterotopias. The idea of worlds within worlds, places that are somehow ‘other’ or that have more layers of meaning or relationships to other places than immediately meet the eye. These places are ‘contrary’ to what one might expect or presume. The artists were exploring this conflict within their own lives as well as with in their work.
Michael Palmer 