Contemporary Arts Commissioning
ROTATING HEADS
Simon Davenport & Helen Elliot
Enamel on engraved perspex vitrine, pigmented cement form on particle board plinth: repeated 2011
Nude in FIAT Panda (various positions) on plasma display, hung from ceiling: repeated 2011
Enamel on framed print of elephant and baby 2011
Pined UPVC tube on moulded rubber base 2011
17th October - 19th December
Geomancy ( Greek: γεωμαντεία, "earth divination") is a method of divination that interprets markings on the ground or the patterns formed by tossed handfuls of soil, rocks, or sand. The most prevalent form of divinatory geomancy involves interpreting a series of 16 figures formed by a randomised process that involves recursion followed by analysing them, often augmented with astrological interpretations.
Once practiced by people from all social classes, it was one of the most popular forms of divination throughout Africa and Europe in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Books and treatises on geomancy were published up until the 17th century when most occult traditions fell out of popularity.
Assemblage, various 2011
Geomantic composition of scales for Piano, Cello & Flute (extract i) 2011
(Composed with Stephen Draycott and The UEA Chamber Orchestra, recorded live at Mishcon de Reya Sky Lobby, NYC)
This body of work was generously funded by Arts Council England and Reuben-Mackintosh, with sponsorship from Patek Phillipe, Arab Bank, Diva Vodka and San Pellegrino. Additional thanks to Mishcon de Reya solicitors.
