Mircea Cantor: The Need for Uncertainty Exhibition

A new installation by Mircea Cantor will be presented at Arnolfini elaborating on the theme of uncertainty, and addressing the notions of displacement and co-existent communities.

Following his exhibition at Modern Art Oxford earlier this year, the exhibition at Arnolfini will be a second stage to this project, with significant new components, including a large-scale traditional wooden gate traditionally seen in Romania. Coated in gold leaf, the gate has been imposed with a DNA-strand motif symbolising life, yet paradoxically certainty and control.

In his sculptural and installation work, Cantor reveals the power of the simple gesture to prompt reflection on the fragility of our convictions. An image of a carved wooden form wrapped around the trunk of a tree in a Transylvanian forest, and a flying carpet woven with motifs of angels and aeroplanes will be some of the elements used by Cantor to prompt reflections on worlds within worlds, and on freedom and its limitations.

Venue

Arnolfini, Harbourside

Dates

Date 13 Sep 2008 - 9 Nov 2008

Road Directions

From M32: Follow signs to the City Centre. At large roundabout, take 1st exit onto Haymarket .Keep to the left and you will come to The Centre, Cenotaph and water feature. Keep in the left lane until you have to filter left onto Baldwin Street. Take 2nd right onto Queen Charlotte Street then 1st left. At river turn right . At the end take the 2nd exit off the mini roundabout onto The Grove (look for the Severnshed and Riverstation bars). Arnolfini is at the end of The Grove

Public Transport Directions

Arnolfini is a 15 minute walk from Templemeads railway station. A taxi rank can be found outside the station.

Most city centre bus services stop within walking distance of Arnolfini. The nearest stops are at The Centre and Queen Square. Marlborough Street Bus Station is 15 mins walk away.

For more information on trains call +44(0)8457 484950
For more information on buses call +44(0)117 955 3231 or +44(0)870 6082608

 Facilities

Provider Preferences

• In town/city centre

Accessibility

• Accessible to Wheelchair Users

Catering

• On-Site café/restaurant

Establishment Features

• Cater for groups
• Toilets