If in Perth - exhibition at Gannochy Project Space continues for another week, until Friday 10th April.
Photo Credit : Lada Wilson
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Whatnot - Louise Schmid.
Launching this evening (Fri 27th Feb 5-7pm - all welcome).
We're delighted @perthcreativeexchange will be host to this wonderful new exhibition!
2 March - 10 April 2026
Mon to Fri
9-5pm
📍 Perth Creative Exchange
Stormont Street
PH1 5NW
"This project started at Metropolitan Fukujusou, an Artists’ Residency in Kyoto, in 2024. There has been a longstanding fascination with toys, miniaturisation, automatons and play as precursor to art.
Dislocation from everyday life in the UK, and dis-orient-ation, intensified my perception of local toys, games, charms, replicas, childish things and the culture of childhood. Shedding a curious look at how Japan has shaped the post-World War II world, from toy pop- culture creations, from the techy to the super-kawaii. Japan’s toys, gadgets and fantasy worlds, profoundly transform every aspect of the way we live. Such toys transform how we connect, as well as isolate ourselves, opening pathways to social change. From a surrealist perspective on chance and indeterminacy, toys are bound up with judgment of value (i.e., not worth much). I have been revisiting modern and contemporary art, through the lens of its engagement with the way childhood has been understood and construed. How has a toy been adapted to new social/aesthetic circumstances? Revision of childhood emerges as a timely subject, the political dimension of play – things have significance beyond the intrapersonal. Marketing of stereotypes and fantasies, present as an endless stream of fun."
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'Whatnot' is visual artist Louise Schmid's new solo exhibition, opening on Friday 27 February, 5pm–7pm at Perth Creative Exchange.
From the artist: 'This project started at Metropolitan Fukujusou, an Artists’ Residency in Kyoto, in 2024. There has been a longstanding fascination with toys, miniaturisation, automatons and play as precursor to art.
Dislocation from everyday life in the UK, and dis-orient-ation, intensified my perception of local toys, games, charms, replicas, childish things and the culture of childhood. Shedding a curious look at how Japan has shaped the post-World War II world, from toy pop- culture creations, from the techy to the super-kawaii. Japan’s toys, gadgets and fantasy worlds, profoundly transform every aspect of the way we live. Such toys transform how we connect, as well as isolate ourselves, opening pathways to social change. From a surrealist perspective on chance and indeterminacy, toys are bound up with judgment of value (i.e., not worth much). I have been revisiting modern and contemporary art, through the lens of its engagement with the way childhood has been understood and construed. How has a toy been adapted to new social/aesthetic circumstances?'
Be among the first to see 'Whatnot' on Friday 27 February, or visit the show Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm from 2 March until 10 April.
🖇 Find out more about Louise and the exhibition by clicking the link in our bio.
Photographs: Tom O'Sullivan.
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