6-8 February 

Opening night Friday 6 February, 6.30-9.30pm 

General opening hours Saturday 7 February and Sunday 8 February 11am-5pm

Bee Nicholls, Jai Morrison, Luke Mulligan and Phill Short each present solo shows at Unit 2, St Leonards. 

Next month four installations will be sharing the Unit 2 space, featuring moving image, interactive sound, participatory photography, and contemporary sculpture. 

Free entry and all are warmly welcomed to attend.

Featuring:

Proximate Structures

Bee Nicholls (Unit 2 director) shows her latest studio works. Predominantly conceptual sculpture, Bee’s practice explores the idea of the abject body in relation to elements of the built environment and formalised spaces. Whether fascinated by the profound intimacy of a bath towel or telephone wires wrapped around a tree, Bee’s work lives every day in objects, thoughts, gestures, and studio making – reconciling our animal selves with the order of our constructed worlds. 

Release

Luke Mulligan explores the relationship between the subject and camera, and the camera and self in a new interactive installation. Participants will be invited to take a self portrait on 35mm colour film using a remote shutter release alone, in a private space. Raising questions about our relationship to image making today, particularly self-image making, this project gives power to the subject and reintroduces the delayed gratification of film photography.

Signal Failure

Jai Morrison highlights the absurdity of UK rail travel. With fares rising 3% faster than inflation and twice as fast as wages, this much needed public service is fast becoming a luxury. Jai takes aim at corporate greed, privatisation and the terrible practices that have caused our public services to suffer and crumble – something even Margaret Thatcher thought was a step too far. To embody the point, Signal Failure features a ‘luxury’ dress made of train tickets totalling nearly £5000. 

Orbits

Musician and software engineer Phill Short presents an interactive audio-visual installation. Participants are encouraged to interact with the piece, their input informing a generative mathematical model in real time resulting in projected geometric visuals and synthesised sounds. This spatial, collaborative work is Phill’s first gallery show, applying his creative and technical abilities to a fine art context. 

Join us for the opening night – all welcome!