Tag: Peer
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If you have ever felt like the rear end of a car is frowning at you, or if you have a special item of clothing that you wear for good luck, it is likely that you have experienced apophenia. This is the human tendency to perceive patterns and form conclusions based around unrelated sets of…
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The ubiquity of images outside of art and film is something we often associate with the modern age. Smartphones, LED advertisements, and CCTV are increasingly at the centre of discussions in art exhibitions and films. But the ideas that form these exhibitions predate the technologies that facilitate them. The latest installation at Hackney’s Peer Gallery,…
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Alexis Kyle Mitchell’s first solo exhibition The Goal of Our Health delivers its philosophy to visitors in two parts. As you walk in, you’re first met with two miniature screens, aptly titled Plates (2025). These show a series of 16mm ‘screen tests,’ testing the ‘ideal’ body in motion. This is according to a 1920s book…
