{"id":24467,"date":"2023-02-12T16:09:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-12T16:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/blog\/?p=24467"},"modified":"2023-02-23T16:12:33","modified_gmt":"2023-02-23T16:12:33","slug":"storyteller-in-the-dark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newbloodart.com\/blog\/storyteller-in-the-dark\/","title":{"rendered":"Storyteller in the Dark"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Stray Cat by Rosemary Burn, \u00a3450<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

It\u2019s a natural human trait to find stories in the world around us. From justifying our experiences with \u201ceverything happens for a reason\u201d to pointing out shapes in cloud formations, creating a narrative is both instinctual and imaginative. Neuroscientists have even named this tendency \u2018pareidolia\u2019; the human ability to see shapes or make pictures out of randomness. Even in music, there\u2019s the wonderful sounding mondegreen \u2014 a misinterpreted (but still meaningful) phrase resulting from a misheard song lyric. No matter the level of clarity and no matter how much is revealed to us, mistakes become a thing of play and thrill where we get to improvise meaning from whatever we\u2019ve got.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Boxin<\/a>g Boys by Keren Luchtenstein, \u00a32500<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

Art is no exception. Often the more mysterious the work, the more narrative that can be imbued in the cracks and silences. This curation was informed by this, as our Director Sarah says of the works: \u201cThey have something of that almost half light about them, with hidden depths, texture, and richness. Qualities that can give a piece narrative\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

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Untitled (Silhouette) by Ed Saye, \u00a3250<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

For example, Tom Hemming\u2019s \u201cCornish Interior\u201d literally holds space in the warm half-light of a cosy early evening. The figure\u2019s identity is in flux, Hemming using dynamic ribbon-like brushstrokes, perhaps in reflection of the busy mind in contemplation, even as the setting appears outwardly calm. Or Charlotte Brisland\u2019s gorgeously sinister \u201cSoft Cream\u201d, which creates a dreamlike playground for the mind to roam. Mapping an orange sundown and vacant diner-stop in the woods, Brisland works in the whims of Americana with the depth of private mystery. <\/p>\n\n\n

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Cornish Interior by Tom Hemming, \u00a31450<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Circle of Life by Kaiying Cai, \u00a31200<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

With mannequins, boxing boys, spiritual guides\u2026 this curation is filled with the vibrant characters of a dream that might have faded by the morning. It gives you a chance hold on to them for a little bit longer.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Brentwood by Gareth Griffiths, \u00a38500<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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The Location of the Very, Absolute, Tippety Top of the Mountain Is Not Yet Known by Kainoa Gruspe, \u00a33800<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Elemental by Sarah Chalmers, \u00a32500<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Traces II by Lindsay Mapes, \u00a32400<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Mannequin by Thomas Cameron, \u00a32200<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Orange Figure by Ella Squirrell, \u00a31600<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Ebbing Tide in the Estuary by Sophie Baker, \u00a31800<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Still Until Spring Comes Through by Tyler Watson, \u00a31800<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Guide by Kyle Noble, \u00a31800<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Another Time by Sarah Chalmers, \u00a31800<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Cumnock III by Lynsey MacKenzie, \u00a31450<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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And What Can Be the Use of Him Is More Than I Can See by Scarlett Budden, \u00a31450<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Soft Cream by Charlotte Brisland, \u00a31400<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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On Waterline by Xiaoyu Shi, \u00a31400<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n
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Breaking Into the Ball\/ Hopping Over the Wall by Alanna Blake, \u00a31000<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

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