Bringing together UK and US artists at this time of global unrest and uncertainty. iManifest interrogates the concept of manifestation on many levels, focusing on multiple dualities which exist on a continuum of nothing-to-something; real-to-fake; physical-to-AI; sub-conscious-to-conscious; sticky floor-to-glass ceiling. To reflect this blurring of percep-tions & boundaries, many of the works contain dream-like qualities reminiscent of a kind of ‘new surrealism’.
This exhibition plays with the ‘existential’ hanging in the air. One American writer of Mark Fraser-Betts’ acquaintance asserted that the universe is currently undergoing a cosmic cycle that is beyond our comprehension. So, in reflecting the incomprehensible, what col-lective identity can the artists in this show share? Despite, or maybe because of the chal-lenges of this shifting landscape, all of the artists in this show strive to maintain the au-thenticity of their artistic endeavours while remaining playful and inquisitive.
