Alec Shepley | Sometimes doing nothing leads to something

 Alec Shepley | Sometimes doing nothing leads to something

Opening 4th October | 6pm-9pm Then open until 24th October.

Alec Shepley exhibits drawings and small sculptural works, photographic documentation and video pieces that are iterations of walks and ‘sweeps’ from the past five years. He focuses on drawing as action, as a spatial practice – a means of encounter – using walking and cleaning as methods to engage with us. He sees the process as ‘the work’ and the objects and images on display as documents, or by-products of this process of journeying and engagement.

Artist Statement: Before I start ‘work’ for the day, I often do nothing - tidy up my workspace or go for a walk. This occupation is often seen as procrastination, non-productive, lacking in purpose. For me though, it is the opposite of that as it provides me a way into creativity, a way of accessing new possibilities, transitioning…