Death in Geological Time | Amanda Rice
Death in Geological Time is a film work which is one part of a larger body of work which explores death, time and authenticity in the current geological epoch. The work discusses a recently (re-)discovered cave once used as a site of burial and ritual in Neolithic Ireland. In Irish mythology, the cave, (in […]
Semazen | Stephen Gunning
Stephen Gunning is a Dublin based audio visual artist. A large proportion of his work has dealt with the changing rhythms of cities and the human interactions within, which are recurring themes in his video work. In the past, he has created audio-visual installations in unusual places that tend to resonate on a social and […]
Life On Land
Mudskippers are amphibious fish. In addition to swimming, they walk on land using their fins. Their eyes are mounted high on their heads, giving them panoramic sight. The fish spend most of their time out of water, on a shoreline or clinging to rocks. There they remain motionless for hours, perhaps in the act […]
The Valley
“If the wild were to come close to extinction, its final fastnesses would be the mountain-tops, and the valleys they protected. These were places that, in the main, still kept their own patterns and rhythms, made their own weathers and their own light. But there were warnings here too against dreams of purity or […]
Honeymoon Period
First year MFA students at Belfast School of Art (UU) mark the halfway point of their crossing, with a celebration of their self-deprecating desire for an exhibition. Honeymoon Period is the result of brutal repetition and routine as they amalgamate into a liquid landscape at Platform Arts. A space for anthem singing, rug waving and […]
SLIPPAGE
SLIPPAGE Opening 1st March 2018 6pm – 9pm Exhibition continues: 24th March 2018 Artist Statement “The area of investigation within my practice explores an extendable paint surface and the provisionality this causes within traditional ideas and values associated with painting. By asking questions of painting as a practice the concern lies in creating visual […]
Paisagens Transumantes*
Platform Arts are delighted to present a new solo exhibition by Francisco Rebolo. Opening Thursday 1st March 6pm-9pm This exhibition continues until Saturday 24th March 2018 Paisagens Transumantes began with an ascetical exercise in which by drawing discipline, in conjunction with written expression, intends to construct a language that goes beyond the intimate regime of […]
Studios available at Platform
This is a great opportunity for an artist looking to rent a well-maintained studio in a central Belfast location. The studios are roomy (two are available naturally lit) spaces suiting a variety of uses. Studio members have 24 hour access to the building; WIFI, electricity and access to toilet facilities are included within the rental price. Studios […]
Runes or Rhubarb
Runes or Rhubarb Work by Graduate Resident Damian Magee Opening 3rd August 6-9pm Gallery 2 Predicated on durational explorations of subject matter drawn from everyday life, Damian Magee’s practice employs cyclical, repetitive and cumulative strategies as a means of critical engagement. This exhibition continues Magee’s experiments with a unique transcript of a truncated story voiced […]
The Chronotopes
Work by Dave Loder Opening 3rd August 6-9pm Gallery 1 “The collapse of nonlinearity followed the Babel Event, and Language imposed its own linear ordering. Subjugating the host for reproduction and propagation, Language seeks further modes and realities to occupy. Its iterative condition invades and flows in multiple strata, to parasitically inscribe distinct spatial and […]