East, London
Group Exhibition
A Romance of Many Dimensions
Sid MotionMatthew Barnes Hannah Hughes Abigail Hunt Sid Motion Gallery is pleased to present a group exhibition A Romance of Many Dimensions. Matthew Barnes (b. 1986) studied at Edinburgh College of Art, graduating in 2008. He currently lives and works in Glasgow. His recent exhibitions include: ‘We Disappear’ with Jonny Lyons, part Glasgow International, GPS, 2018; ‘Crane and Gable’, Govan Project Space, Glasgow, 2017; ‘Bad Idea’, 249 Govan Road, Glasgow, 2016 and Adamastor Studios. Lisbon, 2015. ‘Bad Idea’ will also be presented in Athens (forthcoming in 2018) and at The Chopping Block Gallery, London, 2019. Between 2006 and 2014, Barnes exhibited extensively in Edinburgh – including as part of the Edinburgh Art Festival, Finland, Bristol and Manchester. Hannah Hughes (b. 1975) graduated from the University of Brighton in 1997. She has exhibited in the UK and internationally and her work has been included in the exhibitions: ‘Shapely’, CSA Space, (2011); ‘In The Future We Will All Be Modern’, Arcadia Missa, London (2014); ‘A5’, Lubomirov Easton/ Platform Projects at Art Athina in Athens (2014 & 2015); ‘Where One Form Began Another Ended’, The Bakery Gallery, Vancouver (2016); and ‘These Fingers Read Sideways’, Fettes College, Edinburgh, (2018). Her work was recently on view in the group exhibition ‘Concealer’ at Copeland Gallery, London as part of the 2018 Peckham 24 Festival, curated by Tom Lovelace; and ‘The Momentum’ at Angus-Hughes Gallery, London, curated by Saturation Point in 2018. She was a co-founder of the artist-run project The Drawing Salon with artist Jill Henderson, a programme of events based in Canada, which took place at the Western Front, Malaspina Printmakers, and Vivo Media Arts Centre, Vancouver BC from 2011-2012. Hannah has been an artist tutor with the Cubitt Education program, Cubitt Gallery, London. She lives and works in London. Her work is included in an experimental publication curated by Rodrigo Orrantia titled Material Immaterial launching in July 2018. Abigail Hunt (b. 1978) has shown at 5 Years, Whitechapel Art Gallery, Camden Arts Centre, Platform for Art, London Underground and East International and has written extensive publications for gallery clients, including Tate and Whitechapel exploring interpretations of contemporary art. In addition, her separate collaborative practice with artist Kieren Reed involves a direct interaction with audiences within manufactured and suggested situations. They have worked on commissions for the Herbert Read Gallery, Tate Britain, Ikon Gallery and The New Art Gallery Walsall. They have shown work internationally and in the UK, including exhibitions at Studio Voltaire and Gasworks as well as live performance works for Cubitt and the Folkestone Triennial.