Apothecary Gallery Hosts Angelic Exhibition

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Mixed media works inspired by Book of Revelation 10 on show in Greyhound Road

Greyhound Road's Apothecary Gallery CIC is hosting Angel 10 / Technicolour Hop, an exhibition of mixed media work by Siobhan Belingy & Rhiannon Davies.

The exhibition is open daily until September 13.

All the works in this mixed media exhibition have been shaped by the narrative and descriptions of the Angel in the Biblical book of Revelation 10 especially this poignant phrase: “Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey”.

The works constantly play on the concept bitter/sweet.

Drawing from her background in fashion and textile design Rhiannon Davies covers her garment in purple spikes as an expression of discomfort and comfort complimenting the conditions of John the Revelator after consuming the scroll.

In other mixed media works Davies refers to The Great Disappointment event experienced by the Millerite movement in 1844 whose warning of the advent appeared initially all in vain. The collage cut-outs of mirrors and other objects symbolising vanity are trampled upon by her clay angel foot sculpture, reminding one of the temporality of material possessions and indicating how an even stronger movement was born from The Great Disappointment- the Seventh Day Adventist Church. Davies introduces another character, a weeping woman. She prints the image of the woman on her red satin textile creation. This item stands as a testament to the Millerite movement’s persistence to unveil biblical prophecy in spite of adversity.

Belingy looks at Greece both ancient and modern as Saint John wrote the Biblical book of Revelation 10 on the Island of Patmos. She mixes up the narrative in Revelation 10 and interjects her contemporary take. John the Revelator becomes John the Modern. John has to visit an apothecary for a prescription and treatment because of his bitter condition after eating the scroll. Belingy’s works are site-specific to the Apothecary Centre and its activities.

She has designed a towel and pillow case with striking rainbow tones for the Apothecary Centre’s massage bed. Her small sculptural works informed by modern medical instruments and ancient Greek medicinal practices will be placed in and around the gallery space. This will have you ‘technicolour hopping’. Once leading in medicine, the meltdown on the Greece’s healthcare system as a result of the crippling debt crisis is also a concern in the body of work. You can also expect to see plastic jars filled with small drawings and sculptures, postcards and The Rainbow Issue Zine.

To find out more contact the gallery by calling 020 7381 5727 or email into@londonapothecary.co.uk
                              

The Apothecary Gallery is at 33 Greyhound Road, W6.

September 8, 2016