Peripheral

Overview

Tucked away in the newly refurbished Winn Lane in The Valley,  Nine Lives Gallery will be hosting an exhibition showcasing the works of two bronzed American artists who both have an interest in photography, surfing and share the same first name. Entitled Peripheral, the show will feature the works of artists Alex Kopps and Alex Knost.

Kopps is an extremely talented individual and has work spanning a whole range of mediums including photography, video art, drawing, painting and mixed media (particularly lovely). Peripheral will focus on his more filmic creations, specifically video art and large-scale optical prints of snap shot photography. There will also be a few prints and drawings in the exhibition.

Knost is even more of an all-rounder with a background in surfing and music as well as painting and drawing. Despite his varied talents, Knost now focuses more firmly on photography and film, including the creation of an alternative surf flick ‘Beach Blanket Burnout’.

There is definitely an underlying theme of surf culture between these two Californian-based artists, but this will not be the immediate focus of this exhibition. Rather, in the case of Peripheral, Kopps and Knost capture the in-between moments and accidents through film and photography.

This exhibition is a must-see if diverse and refreshing international contemporary art is your thing. And even if  it’s not, you still should check it our anyway because art is good for the soul and this exhibition looks like a good’n.