A machine aesthetic

A Machine Aesthetic is a curated national touring exhibition taking place at Gallery North, Newcastle; The Gallery@AUB, Bournemouth, ProjectSpacePlus, Lincoln, The Gallery@NUA, Norwich and Transition Gallery, London, curated by Eric Butcher and Simón Granell. A Machine Aesthetic: The role of mechanisation in contemporary artistic practice as an exhibition, is divided into four parts (Machined Components, Behaving like Machines, Mechanised Processes, Art Machines), attempts to explore the various manifestations, uses and influences of different aspects of mechanisation within the practice of a diverse range of contemporary artists. Bracey presented his work, The Jump, in a new configuration in each gallery space and also contributed a new essay to the accompanying publication for the exhibition in the journal, Garageland. Bracey also delivered a newly lecture on and screening of Chris Marker's film 'La Jetee' at Arts university Bournemouth and chaired an in-conversation with the curators at projectSpacePlus, Lincoln.The project is supported by:Gallery North, Northumbria University/TheGallery, Arts University Bournemouth/University of Lincoln/Norwich University of the Arts/Transition Gallery, London.Exhibiting ArtistsAndrew Bracey, Eric Butcher, David Connearn, Robert Currie, Paul Goodfellow, Simón Granell, Emma Hart, Dan Hays, Natasha Kidd, Tim Knowles, Michael Roberts.