Artist's Statement
Robin Hesse:
My work is about the poetry and drama of the sky at night. Stars are born and die. Moons never cede from their planets, the earth is called "mother" and the suns are classed as "dwarfs" or "giants". The night sky can be seen as a backdrop for human emotion, and therefore is a fascinating metaphor, with stars, planets moons and other celestial
entities mirroring human behavior.
I draw largely on location and I use a telescope to observe stars, the moon or celestial events which become the subjects of my composition. As astronomers assign acronyms and numbers to newly discovered stars and planets and other celestial bodies so that they may be easily identified, I use a similar system to name my drawing, including in some cases, a mnemonic name for each one. The night sky poses many challenges to human understanding and our place in the universe. Through my drawings, I hope to express the unanswered questions reflected in the night sky.

Ina Puchala:
My work involves the tracing of an identity - an elaborately configured and shifting space. Of particular interest, is the terrain of the spontaneous, intuitive aspects of the self and the methodical operations of the reasoning mind. The arena of the intellect is carefully ordered and systematic. The repressed world of the irrational is dark and hermetic. Between these two poles lies a fog - an unclear middle ground where tension builds. And it is here, at the point of tension, where I mine the intersection between the immediate logical rationale of the conscious mind and the untold subtle ways in which the unconscious influences our perceptions.

Arlene Turkington:
Pulley is one piece from my series entitled Push and Pull. Push and Pull tells the tales of our conscious and subconscious worlds using the media of metal and polyester resin. Pulley speaks of the constant everyday world of physical labour and the equally constant world of subconscious labour. Looking carefully inside the resin, you will see a small flatbed truck hauling a beautiful Moon Shell. The truck, form the company " Sunset Trucking" is being driven by a nocturnal moth from its perch on the roof of the cab. Growing down and around the cab are oak tree roots. In the dream world of the subconscious mind, moths, sea shells, roots and trucks tell many and varied tales of change, travel, tides and night. I've used objects encapsulated in resin to present the dreams of the inner world because it so perfectly preserves the organic materials placed in it. I also like the way resin relates to amber, encapsulating perfectly anything caught in its viscous liquid for thousands of years.

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