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Artist in conversation

Tour of Beyond the Visual with Lucia Beijlsmit and Aaron McPeake

11:00–12:30

Sculpture Galleries

Henry Moore Institute, Leeds

About this event

Join artist Join artists Lucia Beijlsmit and Aaron McPeake for a tour of the Beyond the Visual exhibition.

Lucia Beijlsmit was born in Amsterdam and raised in Holland. She lives in Spain where she formed her identity as a sculptor and stone carver. Beijlsmit enjoys experimenting with straight lines and curves, equilibrium, openings and cavities. Her work emphasises asymmetry and the contrast between colours and surface before and after carving and polishing.

Aaron McPeake is a sculptor and filmmaker with sound at the centre of his practice. He is registered blind, and his sculptural works are designed to be physically interacted with, creating multisensory engagements. He has exhibited widely internationally and completed many public sculpture commissions. He teaches at Chelsea College of Arts, University of the Arts London, and is Co-Investigator on the AHRC-funded project Beyond the Visual: Blindness and expanded sculpture.

Main image: installation view of Beyond the Visual showing Lucia Beijlsmit and Aaron McPeake’s work. Photo: Rob Harris

Tickets

Tickets to this event are free, and can be booked online via Eventbrite.

If you’d prefer to book over the phone, please call us on +44 (0)1132 467 467.

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Exhibition and events

Beyond the Visual
Close up of hands holding a plaster digestive biscuit with braille text and lettering reading 'comma'. Many more biscuits are on the table in front, featuring a variety of different words.

Exhibition

Beyond the Visual

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Sculpture Galleries and Study Gallery
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Take the Biscuit! Make plaster biscuits with David Johnson and Emma Dickson
Close up photo of a man holding a plaster digestive biscuit in one hand and a carving tool in the other, which he is using to smooth out the edges of the sculpture.
Part of Beyond the Visual
Part of Beyond the Visual

Family-friendly workshop

Take the Biscuit! Make plaster biscuits with David Johnson and Emma Dickson

10:30–12:30 & 14:00–16:00

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Curators' Tour of Beyond the Visual
Beyond the Visual curators Dr Clare O’Dowd, Dr Aaron McPeake, and Professor Ken Wilder.
Part of Beyond the Visual
Part of Beyond the Visual

Guided tour

Curators' Tour of Beyond the Visual

13:00–14:00 & 18:00–19:00

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Jennifer Justice in conversation with Beyond the Visual curators
Wooden teardrop-shaped pendants hang from metal chains against a textured wooden post and white wall.
Part of Beyond the Visual
Part of Beyond the Visual

Artist in conversation

Jennifer Justice in conversation with Beyond the Visual curators

18:00–19:15

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Electronic Music Showcase with Rian Treanor and Rotherham Sight and Sound
Three blind participants sit at small desks inside a large, wood-framed, open structure. It is criss-crossed with long poles that make moving around difficult, and has purple strip lights scattered around at different heights.
Part of Beyond the Visual
Part of Beyond the Visual

Performance

Electronic Music Showcase with Rian Treanor and Rotherham Sight and Sound

13:00–15:00

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Art Social: Material Explorations with Serafina Min
A group of adults sketching together in a large gallery space.
Part of Beyond the Visual
Part of Beyond the Visual

Teacher CPD session

Art Social: Material Explorations with Serafina Min

17:00–19:00

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Artist Workshop: Mysterious Boxes with Serafina Min
A family sat at a table together making small sculptures from modelling clay.
Part of Beyond the Visual
Part of Beyond the Visual

Family-friendly workshop

Artist Workshop: Mysterious Boxes with Serafina Min

10:00–12:00 & 13:30–15:30

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Collin Van Uchelen in conversation with Beyond the Visual curators
A man holds an audio device to his ear while touching a pink-lit acrylic panel illuminated with a dahlia firework with arching trails.
Part of Beyond the Visual
Part of Beyond the Visual

Artist in conversation

Collin Van Uchelen in conversation with Beyond the Visual curators

18:00–19:15

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Tour of Beyond the Visual with Lucia Beijlsmit and Aaron McPeake
Part of Beyond the Visual
Part of Beyond the Visual

Artist in conversation

Tour of Beyond the Visual with Lucia Beijlsmit and Aaron McPeake

11:00–12:30

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Sculpture Galleries
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
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Chelsea College of Arts, UAL logo
Shape Arts

Accessibility

If you would like to talk to us about any access concerns before the event, you can email us at institute@henry-moore.org, or call us on 01132 467 467.

Step-free entrance

Our accessible entrance is on Cookridge Street, with a lift (doors 100cm wide) bringing you onto the ground floor of the building.

Internal lift

There is an internal passenger lift (doors 72cm wide) to all floors of the building.

Induction loops

There are induction loops at the welcome desk on the ground floor, library reception and in the seminar room.

There is a portable induction loop available for visitors to use in the galleries (please ask at the welcome desk).

Toilets

Outside the seminar room on the basement level we have three gender-neutral superloos (self-contained cubicles with a toilet and sink).

Additionally, we have one gender-neutral, accessible superloo, and one superloo with baby changing facilities.

Changing Places toilet

The closest Changing Places toilet is located in Leeds City Museum (approximately 350m away from us over a mostly flat route).

Leeds City Museum opening times and contact details.

 

Guide dogs

Guide dogs, hearing dogs and other badged assistance dogs are welcome in our galleries and at this event.

The nearest green space is Park Square.

Getting here

Find us next door to Leeds Art Gallery on Victoria Gardens, in the centre of Leeds. Our step-free entrance is on Cookridge Street.