In the Flat Field

Exhibition dates: 8 to 24 August Thursday to Sunday, 11am to 4pm Opening: Thursday 8 August 6 - 9pm

Tom Isaacs Homage to the Hypercube 2024

Exhibiting artists: Tom Isaacs and Nuno Rodrigues de Sousa

Artist/s statement

“What if Kasimir Malevich’s Black Square and Stanley Kubrick’s monoliths were inhabitants of Flatland?”

'In the Flat Field' is the first joint exhibition from transdisciplinary collaborative duo Tom Isaacs and Nuno Rodrigues de Sousa. This exhibition was inspired by and creatively engages with the relatively obscure science-fiction novella Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott—a Menippean satire set in a two-dimensional world populated by geometric figures. Drawing from Flatland’s exploration of multiple dimensions and recent scholarship on the connections between Modern art and contemporaneous developments in the fields of science and mathematics, including x-rays and the fourth dimension, the artists will explore speculative links between Flatland, science fiction, and Modern art. The artists also engage with elements of Flatland’s social commentary, touching on issues such as feminism, eugenics, and class struggle, as well as the method of socio-political critique through creative work.

Instagram: @tom_isaacs_art // @nunorsousa

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tomisaacsart/https://www.facebook.com/nunorodriguesde.sousa/

Website : https://tom-isaacs.com/ // https://nunorodriguesdesousa.net/

For more information contact: Nuno on email narsousa@gmail.com or 0420 456 302 or Tom on email thomas.isaacs@sydney.edu.au or 0405 585 093

Opening Event: Thursday, 8 August from 6-9pm with music by the incredible DJ Megan X. If you are planning on attending, please feel free to RSVP on the Facebook event page.

Artist Talk: Saturday, 17 August, 2—3pm.

Finissage Performance: Saturday 24 August, from 2pm.

Workshops: Saturday 17 & 24 August, 11am—1pm. Workshop spaces are limited. Please contact narsousa@gmail.com to book.

Accessibility information: The gallery has an accessible bathroom. There is a set of stairs inside the building and a lift for wheelchair access.