Rob Kesseler

STUDY

24 May – 28 June

 Thursday, Friday 11 – 5, Saturday 11 – 4

STUDY is a new exhibition conceived by the artist for Ken artspace as an opportunity to share both his passion for and his study of the plant world. His practice is focussed upon an extensive observation of the living world and in particular plants. Reflecting the many historical forms of botanical representation, his studies range in practice and expression from intuitive ink drawings to videos and to complex micrographs of highly magnified plant specimens captured on high power microscopes and reconfigured, working through multiple chromatic layers to reveal unimaginable complex forms invisible to the naked eye.

A study is a reflective working space, and as the title of the exhibition suggests, study is both an activity and a location and so the artist will be present studying and working in the space throughout the exhibition, surrounded by his botanical library, collection of publications and herbarium specimens.

An illustrated 16 page booklet with an essay by the artist has been produced to accompany the exhibition.