Mark Chambers

Shortcut through the trees – 2018

Mark was selected to exhibit a solo exhibition that was supported by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. The exhibition entitled ‘Shortcut through the trees’ ran during the month of September 2018 and also featured during Culture Night 18 September.

The Engine Room Gallery, 59 North Street, Belfast

Through painting, sculpture, video and sound this exhibition aimed to examine the human condition and the capacity to understand our relationships with ‘self’ and ‘others’.
‘Shortcut through the trees’ was concerned with the exploration of ‘place’ and ‘belonging’. The work is about harmony and discord; the notion that everything does not adhere to its symbolism. Multiple meanings will exist, often resulting in a paradox. It deals in opposites and contradictions: black and white, shadow and light, movement and stillness, clarity and obscurity, and the interplay between different dimensions. The work encourages us to look at the familiar and see the unknown.
Based in Belfast, Mark has exhibited in Ireland, the UK and in Europe, including the Ulster Museum and the Siena Arts Institute in Italy.

Music by Neon Fiji

This project has been supported by The National Lottery through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland SIAP Programme.