Jon Adams: Look About, Until 31 March
Look About is a two-year mapping and collecting project led by Portsmouth based artist/geologist Jon Adams in response to the 2012 Cultural Olympiad in the south east of England.
Look About: Artefacts includes elements of research material that Jon has gathered from around the south east – including illustrations and ‘fossils’, such as hair clips, napkins and train timetables.
Look About: Transmission is a screen-based work featuring film, animation and sound works inspired by Jon’s mapping of Cultural Olympiad events in the south east. Elements of both Look About: Artefacts and Transmission (in various forms including digital and published) will be presented at various partner venues around the south east until July 2012 including: Aspex, Chapel Arts, Southampton City Art Gallery, University of Portsmouth, Towner Art Gallery, Quay Arts, Stour Valley Arts, Milton Keynes Gallery, LV21, Pallant House and Winchester Discovery Centre. Look About: Transmission will then be showing at the British Geological Survey during the London 2012 games.
Jon Adams himself has been diagnosed with Aspergers and Dyslexia. Inclusion and accessibility lie at the heart of the Look About project. It involves Deaf and disabled artists within the south east region of England and aspires to shift cultural attitudes towards disability in the arts.
The Look About project has four distinct parts: Look About Gather (including Look About: Transmission); Look About Interactive; Look About Edition Mélange, and Look About Archive.
Look About is part of Accentuate, the London 2012 Legacy Programme for the south east. Accentuate is funded by Legacy Trust UK, creating a lasting legacy from the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games across the UK, SEEDA and the Regional Cultural Agencies.
The exhibition will also go to Artsway, Aspex, Chapel Arts, University of Portsmouth, Towner Art Gallery, Quay Arts, LV21, Pallant House, Kaleidoscope, and Winchester Discovery Centre.
Also on display in the main hall are highlights from the Gallery's collection.
Southampton City Council
