'The Third Meaning'

According to gallery director Rebecca Heidenberg, 'The work in the exhibition contains a third order of meaning, beyond the obvious and the symbolic'. Coined by Roland Barthes in a discussion about Russian film director Sergei Eisenstein, the term 'the third meaning' is a 'signifier without a signified': a representation without a direct, material source. It exists 'where another language begins. The third meaning – theoretically locatable but not describable can (now) be seen as the passage from language to significance'. The 'third meaning' emerges from and with the viewer to bridge the object of art with its sublime qualities. Pushing the boundaries of media, several artists on the show defy categorization. These include Paul Edmunds who, with a meditative concentration and a unique vision, works in media as varied as sculpture, video, drawing and printmaking. In 'Sleeve', multicoloured neoprene from discarded wetsuits is quilted to create a sculptural installation.

25 September - 10 November