Pauline Rigby’s photography exhibition Connections will be displayed at Pyramid from Saturday 18 July until Saturday 29 August 2015.
The exhibition explores the connection between science and nature andhow we manipulate these forces.
Humans have credited animals with supernatural powers since Ancient Egypt, producing human-animal hybrid imagery.
When Darwin’s Theory of Evolution was published, waves of controversy rippled through making many people question the consecration of animals.
Furthermore, the discovery of DNA opened up a new area of exploration.
Pauline Rigby’s work seeks to probe the area of genetic interconnections.
Her work highlights that further exploration into genetic coding and cloning may lead to discoveries that truly highlight the connections we have with other species.
Maybe, in fact we are all connected in some way or another? What if our DNA were mutated with other species?
Pauline Rigby spoke about her enthusiasm surrounding her photography’s subject matter: “DNA has been in existence for billions of years but we are only just starting to delve in to how this affects the human race as a species.
“I am fascinated by the way in which DNA connects human with animal and the prospect of a mutated species. This interest is reflected within my photography.”
Pauline Rigby won the 2014 Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival Photography Open for her picture Time Travel.
The judges unanimously declared Time Travel as the most compelling image of the 50 pieces on display in the Open Exhibition.
Pauline will elaborate further on the inspiration for her exhibition during the Arts Hub Meetup.
Between 6pm and 8pm on Wednesday 22 July there will be a tour of the exhibition for the public followed by an artist talk at Pyramid.
