MEDIA RELEASE
For Immediate Release
August 30, 2012

media contact: Su Ying Strang
info@thenewgallery.org
403.233.2399

The New Gallery exhibits a Talisman of nature

Exhibition from Jay Mosher and Rory Middleton views

Alberta’s Badlands through a new lens

Calgary – Deep in Horse Shoe Canyon, a circular pane of glass, fifty-eight-and-a-half inches in diameter, creates a window onto a landscape altered only by time and nature. Between September 6 and October 6, however, interested viewers need only to step inside The New Gallery to immerse themselves in the powerful influences of Jay Mosher and Rory Middleton’s collaborative exhibition, titled Talisman.

From their site-specific installation, Middleton and Mosher bring film and still image documentation of Talisman to urbanites searching for an ethereal shift from the city to the Southern Alberta prairies. Talisman’s glass pane is housed in a mechanical base and rotates half an inch per second, almost disappearing completely when seen from the perfect side view. Middleton and Mosher’s work transposes the natural landscapes reflected in and seen through the glass and steel framework to an alternative perception of the very location Talisman relies upon.

Talisman reflects the artists’ shared interests in, and exploration of, the interplay of landscapes with site-specific and installation pieces, which has marked their individual practices over the years. Middleton is a Scottish-born artist who has exhibited throughout Scotland and internationally, often focusing on the details of the specific environments he works in. Mosher is a Canadian-born artist who is currently studying in Scotland, and has exhibited his works across Canada and internationally.

The New Gallery is pleased to present the exhibition Talisman from:

Thursday, September 6 to Saturday, October 6, 2012

at #212, Art Central, 100 - 7th Avenue SW.

A public reception will be held during First Thursday, September 6th from 5:00 – 9:00p.m. with a member reception to immediately follow from 9:00 – 11:00p.m.

The New Gallery (TNG) is an artist-run centre exhibiting innovative emerging and lesser-known artists whose work contributes to social and political discourse. TNG encourages a broad range of practices and critical discussion around contemporary visual, media and performative arts, and believes that artistic education and community outreach are as important as presentation. Currently in its 36th year as a charitable non-profit society, TNG is an active, open and responsive public forum for the arts. TNG is grateful for the ongoing support of its members, volunteers, Calgary Arts Development, the Alberta Foundation for the Arts and the Canada Council for the Arts.    

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If you’d like any additional information, images or to schedule an interview with the artist, contact:

Su Ying Strang, TNG Administrative Director, at 403.233.2399 or via email: info@thenewgallery.org.