Interactive sculpture
Cumulative Entanglement
Open until 22:00 during Light Night, then during normal opening hours at Leeds Art Gallery
Leeds Art Gallery, UK
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Cumulative Entanglement is an immersive and interactive sound and light sculpture by Yorkshire-based artist and musician Rian Treanor.
The 3D geometric structure functions as both an obstacle and a playground for interaction.
You’re invited to feel your way through the environment and discover surprising correlations between touch, sound and light – what Rian calls ‘sensory discontinuities’.
About the artwork
Cumulative Entanglement was created after workshops with blind or partially blind users of Rotherham Sight and Sound.
It was originally commissioned by the Freelands Artist Programme. This new presentation is jointly programmed by Leeds Art Gallery and the Henry Moore Institute, as we launch the Beyond the Visual research season exploring how we engage with sculpture beyond sight.
When can I see it?
During Light Night 2024 (Thursday 24 and Friday 25 October), you can experience Cumulative Entanglement from 18:00 until 22:00.
The sculpture will then remain in Leeds Art Gallery for another week. You can access it during normal opening hours until Wednesday 3 November. Leeds Art Gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00–17:00, and 11:00–15:00 on Sunday.
Watch online
Rian Treanor, Cumulative Entanglement at Leeds Light Night 2014
Cumulative Entanglement is an immersive and interactive sound and light sculpture by Yorkshire-based artist and musician Rian Treanor. The work was created after workshops with blind and partially blind members of Rotherham Sight and Sound.
Originally commissioned by the Freelands Artist Programme, this presentation was co-programmed by Leeds Art Gallery and Henry Moore Institute in 2024. This video shows the sculpture being installed in Leeds Art Gallery.
Rian Treanor, Cumulative Entanglement with Rotherham Sight & Sound 2014
In this video, Rotherham Sight and Sound members Kathleen Allott, Anne Goss and Mick Gladwin – all of whom are blind and partially blind – perform at Light Night Leeds in 2024.
Beyond the Visual: Blindness and Expanded Sculpture
Research Season
Autumn 2024 – Spring 2025
This Research Season explores engagements with contemporary sculpture using senses other than sight, challenging the dominance of sight in the making and appreciation of art.
Aiming to rethink the under-representation of blind and partially blind arts practitioners, we’ll investigate the relationship between artworks and audiences, the varied ways in which sculpture can be experienced, and what is gained from creative practices that emphasise a broader approach to sensory experience.
Getting here
This event takes place on the first floor of Leeds Art Gallery in the Central Court.
Leeds Art Gallery
The Headrow
Leeds
LS1 3AA
United Kingdom
T: 0113 378 5350
E: art.gallery@leeds.gov.uk