Miart Gallery London presnets the exhibition DIPLOPIA
miart Gallery proudly presents “Diplopia”, an exhibition that brings together the creative energies of five contemporary artists, each with their own unique voice, yet collectively forming a seamless and captivating dialogue. Through their diverse approaches and techniques, these artists push the boundaries of perception, playing with the tension between reality and illusion. With a focus on 3D and lenticular artworks, “Diplopia” immerses viewers in a world where the familiar shifts into something blurry, inviting the viewers to question what they see and feel. Allowing them to witness coexistence of reality and imagination through art in its most layered and transformative form.
The title Diplopia, meaning double vision, suggests fractured clarity and multiple perspectives. Artists like Lorenzo Quinn, Gary James McQueen, Derrick Santini, Nick Veasey, and Alex Knapic explore this duality, encouraging viewers to question perception and reality. Their works reveal how vision and meaning often overlap, inviting deeper interpretation.
Lorenzo Quinn: is a sculptor renowned for his emotionally charged and monumental works. In the Diplopia exhibition, he makes his debut in lenticular art, exploring themes of love and vulnerability. Known for his public sculptures that emphasise universal values, Quinn's more intimate pieces in Diplopia focus on the fleeting nature of human emotions. Using shifting colours and illusions, he portrays the moment of surrender to love. Inspired by classical artists, Quinn's work blends traditional figurative art with a modern sensitivity, inviting viewers to feel the raw authenticity of the human experience.
Gary James Mcqueen: known for his avant-garde digital art and textile designs, blends storytelling, illusion, and melancholic romanticism. Influenced by fantasy and horror, his work often explores darker human emotions, featuring exotic skulls adorned with blooming eye sockets—symbolising life and decay. In "Diplopia," McQueen uses optical illusions and 3D effects to create a dark, fantastical world where reality and fantasy blur. His pieces invite viewers to question perception, immersing them in a constantly shifting experience that challenges the boundaries of what is real and imagined.
Eda Baysal: is an abstract paintings explore the subconscious, highlighting the dualities of chaos and order, stillness and movement through vibrant layers of color and texture. In Diplopia, she invites viewers to contemplate the multiplicity of human emotions and their impact on perception, fostering a dialogue between internal and external worlds. Shifting from abstract to geometric forms in her 3D pieces, Baysal incorporates cheerful objects with unique slogans that blend visual art and written expression. Her creations evoke a layered experience—visual, physical, and philosophical—engaging multiple senses and illustrating the coexistence of the tangible and intangible in how we perceive the world.
Derrick Santini: brings a unique vision through his lenticular photography, where reality and illusion seamlessly merge. A photographer since his youth in Scarborough, Santini captures fleeting, voyeuristic moments, transforming them into layered visual narratives. His lenticular works, the result of years of experimentation, invite viewers to explore shifting perspectives and altered realities. Santini’s art prompts reflection on the fluid nature of perception, offering a dynamic and immersive experience that resonates with the exhibition’s themes of visual distortion and transformation.
Nick Veasey: Veasey's innovative use of X-ray technology reveals the hidden structures beneath everyday objects, making the invisible visible. In Diplopia, his work explores dual vision, showcasing both the surface and interior of objects simultaneously. By exposing the unseen, Veasey challenges viewers to rethink materiality and question how much of reality is hidden from view. His art embodies the exhibition’s theme of multiplicity, inviting us to engage with duality in our perception of the world. By revealing both internal and external aspects, Veasey encourages a reconsideration of what is real and how much we truly understand about the objects around us.
Selda Gunes: With a background in architecture, Selda Gunes’ sculptures explore space, light, and shadow through geometric forms. In Diplopia, she juxtaposes solid structures with their shifting reflections, challenging viewers to reconsider their perception of space. By playing with light and shadow, Gunes transforms static shapes into dynamic experiences, capturing the balance between presence and absence, clarity and distortion. Her work blurs the lines between reality and illusion, inviting a deeper engagement with the intricacies of form.
Alex Knapic: His sculptures explore the fluidity of human emotion and perception, blending 3D technology with organic materials like metal and wood. In Diplopia, his works highlight the duality between the precision of technology and the flow of emotional expression. Drawing from his design background, Knapic uses advanced 3D techniques to transform abstract emotions into tangible forms, reflecting the shifting nature of perception. His art embodies the essence of Diplopia—the coexistence of multiple, ever-changing realities.
