by Jana Emburey
We perceive the notion of time in different ways. Scientists, philosophers, writers and artists have been trying to make sense of it for centuries, yet we still do not actually know how it works. We travel in time through our dreams and memories, reliving versions of moments past. Can we bring them into the future? Or is everything happening simultaneously? Is all just one?
Exploring perceptions of time fascinates me and brings new discoveries and problems every day. My practice involves travelling through memories and constructing pieces from found objects, both natural and man-made and from ephemera that help to trigger a memory of a particular moment. Preserving these recollections in artwork through various media can take me back in even more vivid ways.
My work is evolving towards sculpture although I still work in painting, drawing and printmaking medias. The concept of my work is based on the perception of time, memory and time travel from scientific, cultural as well as nostalgic point of view.
December 2012 - St Fergus Foyer Gallery, Wick
December 2012 - TimeSpan, Helmsdale
December 2012 - Caithness Horizons, Thurso
August 2012 - RGI Kelly Gallery, Glasgow, http://www.royalglasgowinstitute.org/kelly.html
June 2012 – Scion House, Stirling Innovation Centre, Stirling, http://www.suip.co.uk/ScionHouse.aspx
June 2012 – Degree Show, North Glasgow College
May 2012 - ArtHouse at DegreeArt, Vyner Street, London
May 2012 - Bar10, Glasgow
May 2012 - Temporary Art Gallery show at Skypark, Glasgow, artpistol.co.uk
June 2011 – Dwelling, Resonate, Alloa
June 2011 – BA Art & Design Degree Show
December 2008 – Winter Warmth, Callendar House, Falkirk
May 2007 – Orchard Hotel, Falkirk
March 2006 – Art Gallery, Modra, Slovakia
January 2004 – Through My Eyes, Tea Room, Pezinok, Slovakia
March 2003 – Two Generations, Arts Centre Pezinok, Slovakia
July 2002 - August 2002 - Banchory, Arts Centre, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
December 2002 - Arts Centre Aberdeen, Scotland
November 2001 - Jana and Friends, Arts Centre Aberdeen, Scotland
April 2000 - Just Me, Arts Centre Aberdeen, Scotland
May 1998 - Arts Centre, Macduff, Scotland