Robyn Moody’s exhibition BUTTERFLIES: SPECIES AT RISK AT THE EDGE OF REASON is on view at Hamilton Artists Inc. from April 10- May 16, 2014 and currently scheduled to come to the White Water Gallery in January of 2015. We felt that a preview of the exhibition and the new catalogue jointly published by WWG and HAI would get everyone excited!
BUTTERFLIES: SPECIES AT RISK AT THE EDGE OF REASON
Utilizing mechanized books that mimic the exact motion of butterflies at rest, Robyn Moody’s new media exhibition questions recent growing opposition and debate directed towards empirical thought and reason that has the ability to put potentially revolutionary ideas at risk. The animated books contain what Moody calls, “beautiful and threatened ideas,” using texts that have been sources of religious, political or social contention from both past and present. As the installations delicately flutter within the space, light dances off their pages, illuminating the gallery space to varying degrees. Go to their website and read more…