Art | Exhibitions | Mysterious Depths: Dreams, Mortality and the Subconscious
22 May - 14 September 2008
Education Gallery
Mysterious Depths
Dreams, Mortality and the Subconscious
An exploration of the mind, fantasies and fear of the unknown is central to this enchanting and haunting display of prints themed to complement this year’s Family Open Day: Art, Music and Fantasy. Human psychology has fascinated artists, writers and thinkers from the dawn of civilization. This display explores how artists from several eras have searched and questioned our perception and experience of the world through contemplating the depths of the human mind. Three recurring and interconnected themes can be traced: the mystery of dreams; the concept of the human subconscious and inner vision; and the unavoidable and unknowable realms of our own mortality.