Joan Johnson, Waste Can Be Beautiful, 2022, aluminium cans, wood, paint, 23 x 43 x 20 cm; Hans Arkeveld, Aquinas Maquette, 1982, cement fondue, 42 x 92 x 6 cm. Photographs by Churchill Imaging.

Hans Arkeveld & Joan Johnson

Curated by Judith Hugo

Supported by Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries

Transpose (verb): transfer to a different place or context

Partners in life, artists Hans Arkeveld and Joan Johnson are quite disparate in their work practices and use of materials. Whilst Hans’ figures and materials are classic and solid, Joan’s are contemporary, light and translucent - but both are interlaced with a quirky sense of humour and wry questioning of personal and societal values.

In this exhibition, their differences are united in the common usage of an iconic, historically loaded symbol - the wheel - the vehicle by which their ideas have been transposed from one to the other, enabling subtle shifts in their artistic output.

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