Topophobia

Fear of place is the focus of this exhibition. As an anxiety disorder, topophobia is an irrational dread of certain places or situations. However, considered as a cultural manifestation, the condition connects us to existential human questions of how we find our place in the world. The exhibition explores the representation of place and space as both threatened and threatening.

This group show features the work of ten artists; Anne Eggebert, Matthias Einhoff, David Ferrando Giraut, Polly Gould, Marja Helander, Uta Kogelsberger, Abigail Reynolds, Almut Rink, Emily Speed and Louise K Wilson.

Louise K Wilson has been invited to produce a new work in parallel to the exhibition. This work, Missing Scenes - An Evening at Hanging Rock, is based on Peter Weir’s iconic film, 'Picnic at Hanging Rock'. The work will be presented at Exeter Phoenix on 5 July. It will consist of a screening of Weir’s original 1975 feature film with video and sound interventions by the artist.

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