Michael Newgass ~ 'Time Lines" ~ at Millais Gallery

Monday, 30 October 2006 00:46

Southampton, UK - Michael Newgass’s installation of new work in the Millais Gallery is an investigation into the physical and spiritual act of walking, and an exploration of our subjective consciousness of time.  Time Lines incorporates six series of monochrome photographs with sound and text.  For Michael Newgass the photograph holds a split second of reality. In this exhibition these moments are spun into sequences which explore the length of a day and trace interminable pathways.  On exhibition until 11 November, 2006.

The isolation of walking, particularly in rural areas, brings into focus subtleties of the land and environment.  The artist is very aware of the regularity of his footsteps and the time and landscape passing with his movement through it.  In the catalogue to this exhibition, Liz Wells writes: “Newgass reminds us that walking in rural areas is different.  We stop, look, contemplate, shiver or sweat, wonder at scents and tastes.  Birdsong, wind, water and the grind of machinery hint at seasonal habitat and local land use.  It is impossible not to be aware of climate and weather, of soil and vegetation, of greens and browns, of the textures of stones and the feel of the ground beneath our feet, the earth compressed by the steps of the many who have trekked the path before.”

Visit The Millais Gallery at : http://millais.solent.ac.uk.  The Millais Gallery is part of Southampton Solent University.