The Concept

In recent decades advancing technology has speeded up the way we live our lives. Arguably this has had a profound effect on the value we put on time. We seem increasingly aware of time as a precious commodity. But apart from significant moments we rarely stop to register its passing. Yet, becoming more conscious of a fleeting moment, however ordinary, can heighten or transform our perceptions of an environment.

This exhibition brings together artists, who in various ways draw attention to our experience of time. Through installation, painting and sculpture they explore diverse aspects of this theme, ranging from the captured moment to the evidence of time passing.

For example, Amy Moffet’s expression-capturing jewellery pieces attempt to freeze the fleeting moment, whereas Lizzie Ridout draws attention to history, memorial and the continual passing of time in her fascinating ‘Memorial to the Named and the Faceless’. Other works scrutinise seemingly mundane moments of everyday life, such as Mousa al-Kordi’s ‘Tuesdays’, which focuses on ideas of daily routine, and Paul Ridout’s record of his changing appearance over a period of months. These works contrast with Tim Mackenzie’s more abstract contemplation of human existence.

The work in this exhibition suggests processes of growth, change, erosion, destruction and ephemerality, and address the physical and non- physical elements that make up our perception of time. The passing of time continually leaves an imprint. Everywhere there is evidence of presences that have been; a footprint in the sand or an impression in a pillow. Using a range of materials, including those that decay or transform over the duration of the exhibition, “Moment” encourages viewers to become aware of a passing moment that would otherwise go unnoticed, prompting a re-evaluation of our personal experience of time.