Scarborough Art Gallery Winter / Spring 2022
3D Virtual Exhibitions

Scarborough Art Gallery
The Crescent, Scarborough YO11 2PW

Emma Gibson: Quicksand

The exhibition features a triptych of sculptures which see minuscule grains of sand transformed into megalithic forms, putting this endangered but seemingly ubiquitous material – used to make anything from phone screens to windows, from plastics to paint ­– quite literally under the microscope.

Using micro-3D scanning technology, Gibson worked with The Imaging and Analysis Centre at the Natural History Museum to discover the otherworldly shapes of individual sand grains before recasting them as colossal forms. Each piece was made using recycled plaster and clay, timber and a pioneering resin made from recycled plastic bottles that have been redirected from landfill and the oceans.

Alongside the sculptures, Gibson will be re-creating her studio in Scarborough Art Gallery. She will be showing films, digital and physical models and supporting materials as part of the development process of the work, which is as much about the science as the aesthetic. She’ll create a learning experience that lays out some of the globally significant issues in an inclusive and approachable space.

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From 12th February 2022 to 5th June 2022

John Atkinson Grimshaw

Five recently cleaned and conserved paintings by John Atkinson Grimshaw (1836-1893), a Leeds born artist best known for his nocturnal and urban landscapes. The conservation of the paintings have been generously funded by the former Friends of Scarborough Museums and will go on display in the newly named ‘Friends Gallery’ at Scarborough Art Gallery. Throughout the exhibition, the curatorial team will aim to use the paintings as research tools to examine a range of ideas related to history, culture and science, which we will share with our audiences through a changing programme of interpretation.

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From 2nd October 2021 to 1st October 2023

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