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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20211112
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London;VALUE=DATE:20211206
DTSTAMP:20211110T152216Z
URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/the-royal-standard-is-this-it/
SUMMARY:The Royal Standard: The Royal Standard: Is This It?
DESCRIPTION:Artists present work at the boundaries of space and time\, in a
  new multi-disciplinary exhibition negotiating the limits of physics\, met
 aphysics and questions of scale.\n\nThree contemporary artists from Liverp
 ool and Dublin to respond to the simple question 'Is This It?' in a new sh
 ow by Robert Flynn\, Margaret O'Brien and John Elcock at The Royal Standar
 d. Their response to possibly the ultimate question for human civilisation
  uses space and time as a starting point for a joint exhibition of large s
 cale works\, featuring static electricity\, found objects and video projec
 tion.\n\nMargaret O'Brien\nMargaret O'Brien: 'Through a constructed repeti
 tion\, my work explores the concept of tenselessness - a theory that state
 s there is no privileged position in space-time\; the same event can occur
  at different times for different observers in different frames of referen
 ce'.\nMargaret O’Brien's approach involves an experimental use of materi
 als to produce works that operate within a live state of malfunction or br
 eakdown. The precarious nature of these works explores ideas of failure as
  an everyday experience. O'Brien recently completed an artist residency at
  the Leitrim Sculpture Centre. She has received funding for her work from 
 Arts Council England\, the Arts Council of Ireland\, and the Irish Researc
 h Council. (www.margaretobrien.co.uk)\n\nRobert Flynn\nRobert Flynn: 'DARK
 MATTER is a series of photographs and installation that delves into the do
 ctored nature of the images of space that we are exposed to and how it sha
 pes our perception of the cosmic void. Due to our limited capabilities to 
 actually see it\, most images of space that are released are altered and p
 hotoshopped\, whether for publicity or to study them and to gain a deeper 
 understanding of the data. Ultimately our perception of space is defined 
 by our inability and attempts to perceive and comprehend it.'\n\nRobert Fl
 ynn is an artist and photographer based at ROAD Studios\, Liverpool. His w
 ork is influenced by the the surreal\, the absurd\, truth and fantasies\, 
 and by how these aspects inform human perception. He explores these themes
  with his work by using a combination of sculpture\, costume\, new media a
 nd installation which he then photographs\, so as to separate the viewer f
 rom the object/image\, distorting their perceptions of it\, and presenting
  it as a false/parallel reality. (@_robert_flynn_)\n\nJohn Elcock\nJohn El
 cock: 'Studio-exploration of objects I found at an isolated pilgrimage sit
 e on the Isle of Bute emerged into ideas on a universal scale\, suggesting
  answers to our show's question might be found on a remote Scottish island
 \, as much as a laboratory at CERN'.\nJohn Elcock is a visual artist based
  in Liverpool\, UK. His work is primarily concerned with landscape\, the s
 ymbolism of birds and aspects of the divine. He has exhibited at The Lynn 
 Painter-Stainers Prize\, the Wales Contemporary and the Independents Bienn
 ial. (www.johnelcock.co.uk)\nOpening times:\nWeekdays by appointment.\nFri
 day-Sunday 12-5 pm.\nFree Entry.
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LOCATION:The Royal Standard\, Northern Lights\, Cains Brewery Village\, Gra
 fton Street\, Liverpool\, L8 5SD\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom
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