Over the summer I was able to visit Tate St Ives in Cornwall where I got to view the Ad Minoliti exhibition. Drawing on the idea of geometric abstraction and presenting alternative universes influenced by feminist and queer thought, the exhibition included a zine library, open workshops, a series of paintings titled ‘Fable Series: Butterflies and Flowers’ and paintings on the theme abstraction and invention.

The abstract view of reality explores how different people can interpret the world and life experiences, touching on their individuality and their own succinct creativity. The image above shows the abstract layering of the exhibition through the use of walls that you could see through and incorporating the bold, abstract colours and shapes into the entire room, including the floor. This made the exhibition feel like stepping into another world or, in another sense, into someone else’s creative mind.

This was one of my favourite paintings as it at first glance seems as though it uses basic shapes but the more you look at it the more complicated it gets. In each of the four squares is a different design all linked with the theme of geometric abstraction and alternate universes but with vastly different outcomes. This again links to how things can be perceived differently due to identity and interpretation.

​In my sketchbook, I will explore the zines that I read whilst viewing the exhibition that I feel will help with my research, particularly those that touch on the themes of identity and mental health.