Here in a crack in the metropolis scrawlings, traces, objects, photographs, film and sound can be experienced.

The garment gapes and hints at what is hidden underneath. Between the contradictions are the gaps, reappearing and disappearing meaning, creating a texture of interpretation, a tissue of sensation. This is a show of new work by the current artists from the MMU Fine Art MA.

Opening: Thursday 2^nd April, 6 -8, The Triangle, Royal Exchange Square, Manchester, UK

Opening times: Tue- Sun, 11- 5, except Thursday 1- 8, until 24^th April

STEPHEN ASHDOWN

Tomato Plant 1
Tomato plant 2

Stephen has been trying to draw a tomato plant.

FRANCES BLYTHE

CLARA CASIAN

I am using new media, specifically video manipulation, in a context based social critique. The project explores common traits within the gestural language using 3d technology and video editing. By exposing a collection of significant gestures, the recorded evidence is manipulated depending on the similarities or differences.

The subject is about trying to determine whether gestures are voluntary or involuntary, affected by social constraints, or can be understood on their own. The elements of the subject are national, physical and circumstantial differences from which I am trying to decipher the coded language of gestures.

This is a short film containing the results from my initial study. I have used the same hand model in a attempt to standardise multiple gestures from different locations as a means to better understand physical communication.