Hicham Berrada: Dreanscapes
Mesmeric exhibition at the Hayward Gallery of work by Hicham Berrada. Berrada’s work uses scientific processes to produces it and he says he approaches the work like a scientific experiment. This show consisted of a series of two sets of sculptures and a video installation. The installation pictures here was created using equations that mimic the elements take, develop and change their form. It is a beautiful slow moving 180 degree work which I found very peaceful and relaxing. The sculptors also work in idea of slow evolution. The flat tank pieces contain chemical solutions whose reactions cause a shape-shifting structure over the course of the exhibition. When I went they looked like fish tanks of bright coral. The upright works under glass are a small brass structure immersed in saline solution with a low level electronic current passing though. This speeds up the natural process of corrosion which takes place before our eyes. As this show is free I want to tr...