In The Days of Shilling and Halfpenny [Exhibition Show]

In the Days of Shilling and Halfpenny is a group exhibition in Leed's Holy Trinity church and curated by Blank Canvas, a collective group of emerging arts from Leeds met.

"In the days of Shilling and Halfpenny brings together a group of emerging Artists working across a vast range of both subject and mediums. Audiences are invited to explore the depth that art has to offer through the works of emerging and established artists alike. From the imposing morphing face animation of one artist to the thoughtful application of paint by others. Housed in the historic Holy Trinity Church, Blank Canvas hope that this exhibition will offer the public a varied understanding of the variety of art Leeds has on offer." - Blank Canvas

My contribution to the show is a wide projection aimed at the ceiling of the church of an animation of my 3D model head rotating around. The position of the composition is perfectly in-lined with the curve at the end of the ceiling and the columns, and the architecture acts as a frame, sort of like a face in a picture or a mirror. The result of this work was very ominous as this head is observing, smiling and smirking down at the viewing public.

There a sense of isolation in the work as this piece dominates in its own space, an empty void. The eyes are not textured and leave a bright white light creating a very intimidating stare, not knowing what this object feels and leaves a sign of its true aesthetic. I do think though that this would of worked better if l had the glitched videos to wrap around the object and the animation was slower, at around 3 frames-per-second. It would of in my mind, make the piece a whole lot more eerie.

Pictures taken by photographer Paul Dishman.

You can see more pictures of the exhibition at his blog: http://photographybypauldishman.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/in-days-of-shilling-and-halfpenny.html