15 June – 14 September
2013
Bury Art Museum is pleased to present Of Time And, an exhibition of new
and existing works by Evangelia Spiliopoulou.
Evangelia
Spiliopoulou's work proposes new aesthetic and poetic functions for everyday objects and
tools. In her series of digital Office
Drawings, made with Microsoft Word Office software, she uses her knowledge
and skill in classical observational drawing to create graphs and diagrams
reminiscent of technical illustrations or instruction manuals. But rather than
practical information, the drawings convey a sense of disorientation, like
puzzles in which words and graphic elements seem to contradict conventional
logic. They are maps of a mental process of free association and an intuitive
response to the play of meanings suggested in words.
Her new work Thermohygrograph2, created for this exhibition, achieves a similar
effect by the most economical means. It consists of two identical devices for
measuring temperature and humidity in museums put side by side. The seemingly
tautological gesture amplifies their practical purpose for the functions of the
museum while also transforming them into an artefact on display and allowing
our imagination move freely between the two.
Evangelia Spiliopoulou (b. Greece, 1981) initially studied
drawing and fine art in Athens and in 2009 completed MA
Fine Art at Manchester School of Art, Manchester Metropolitan University.
Spiliopoulou currently
lives in Manchester and is represented by
Bureau.
A special launch of Evangelia’s exhibition is
being held at Bury Art Museum on Saturday 15 June, 14:00-15:30. This is the perfect opportunity to meet the
artist and find out more about her work. Refreshments available
