WORKPLACE: Cath Campbell: 'Da Vinci Engineered' Amy Johnson Festival, Zebedee’s Yard, Hull, UK

Thursday, June 30, 2016

Cath Campbell: 'Da Vinci Engineered' Amy Johnson Festival, Zebedee’s Yard, Hull, UK

Image: Cath Campbell, Lighthouse, 2012, Cardboard, Perspex and paint, 38 x 18 x 18 cm (CC0045)

Courtesy of the artist and Workplace Gallery, UK

Da Vinci Engineered

Renaissance mechanics to contemporary art

Zebedee's Yard
Whitefriargate / Princes Dock Street
Hull

Saturday 2 July - Sunday 21 August 2016

Open daily 10am - 5pm
Last admissions 4pm

Claire Barber, Sabine Bieli, Savinder Bual, Cath Campbell, Clare Charnley, Nicola Dale, Nicola Ellis, Heinrich & Palmer, Simone Aaberg Kaern, Ruth Levene, Clare Mitten and Helen Schell

Curated by Lara Goodband

In association with Green Port Hull and University of Hull School of Engineering, supported by BAE Systems and Spencer Group.

Amy Johnson Festival themes of engineering, flight and creativity come together in this must-see exhibition, displayed in our specially constructed gallery in Zebedee's Yard.

Twelve faithful reproductions of Leonardo da Vinci's flight and wind machines loaned by Da Vinci Museum, Florence, demonstrate the remarkable prescience of this great artist and his engineering genius. Alongside these Renaissance machines, specially commissioned and selected works by contemporary artists respond to ideas of flight or explore the use of engineering in their conceptualisation, design or production.

This fascinating exhibition, curated by Lara Goodband, reminds us that the creativity of the engineer and the inspiration of the artist are two sides of the same coin of human endeavor and innovation.

A series of associated artists' talks and hands-on workshops for young people will take place throughout July and August. See the festival website for full details of these and other events.

http://amyjohnsonfestival.co.uk/whats-on/da-vinci-engineered/