About
Shelley James
Threads of Illusion: Dimensions of Space and Time.
17th February - 13th March 2024
Public Opening - Saturday 17th February 2024 (2-4pm)
Interactive Optical Illusion Workshop - Saturday 17th February (3-4pm)
Optical Illusion Magic: Hands on Workshop. Suitable for all ages and abilities. Join artist Shelley James and create some visual magic! Participants will have the opportunity to take part in visual hands-on experiments, making and playing with patterns to create their own compelling optical illusions.
FREE ALL WELCOME
Moire Matrix explores different approaches to shaping reality: from two dimensional patterns to three dimensional shapes and onto four dimensional forms that embrace time. James has collaborated with crystallographer Professor Brian Sutton to create pieces that capture the evolution of how we understand the physical world. To encapsulate diverging symmetries, James has developed new techniques that include printing in hot glass and fusing together folded planes in cast glass forms. Her work invites us to question the frameworks of our own perception and explore the boundaries between appearance and expression, material and virtual space.
Dr Shelley James is a glass artist and international expert on light and well-being, TEDx and keynote speaker, Lecturer at the Royal College of Art. Shelley is also a trained electrician. Dr Shelley's interdisciplinary creative practice creates immersive experiences that engage the public with scientific discoveries and their wider implications in fresh and memorable ways. Her clients include arts organisations, museums, global lighting, technology brands, regulators, healthcare and education trusts, universities, architects and designers.
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- All areas accessible to disabled visitors
