Yunchul Kim, Semiconductor, Ralf Baecker, Richard Vijgen: Indivisible

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“Indivisible,” 2022

installation view at New Media Gallery, New Westminster, B.C. (courtesy the New Media Gallery)

Yunchul Kim, Semiconductor, Ralf Baecker, Richard Vijgen: Indivisible

The full complexity of the universe is invisible to human perception, filled with undetectable matter that follows astonishing rules and patterns. Questioning these invisible or hidden dimensions has long been the pursuit and occupation of all cultures, the sciences and the humanities. The artists in this exhibition use science + technology, to reveal invisible landscapes.

Ancient cosmology was rooted in our meticulous observation of natural patterns. Hundreds of thousands of years in the making, the most sensitive, sophisticated, and flexible instrument of observation may still be us; our frail bodies and creative minds. Science and technology allow us to extend our crude biologies; creating prosthetics and strategies that help us reach beyond human perception... into the dark reaches of space and through time. To this end we have developed x-rays and radio waves, devised ways to capture invisible cosmic particles and discovered theories of dark energy and dark matter.

Through extraordinary installations, the award-winning, international artists in this exhibition imagine, capture and reveal something embodied and captivating...recalling the indivisible nature of our invisible and visible world, and the potential of creative minds to suggest new ways of seeing.