Glasgow International Festival of Contemporary Art
 

Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA)

A group of children walk through a sugar plantation field. Each carries a different item. The lead child carries a ring of barbed wire.  Another child carries a machete for cutting sugar.
installation view of the GoMA. it is dimly lit and there is a projection screen showing a close up of a leaf. two illuminated collages are seen on either edge of the room.
installation view of the GoMA. it is dimly lit and surrounded by pillars and arches is a projection screen showing a tree in a village,
dimly lit gallery space. in front there is a glass display cabinet with a super 8 projector inside. it projects an image of a butterfly
dimly lit space with 3 sheets of fabric hanging between pillars. on the fabric abstract organic shapes create shadows.
A black background with an collaged design with a flame shape at the top
A black background with an collaged design flowers and butterflies within it.
A black background with an embroidered design of a heart with butterflies within it.
A black background with an embroidered design resembling a volcano.
A photo of an outdoor landscape of a field with long grass and a hill in the distance.
An image of Nirbhai (Nep) Singh Sidhu's installation in the Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow. Brightly coloured textile piece hanging from gallery ceiling.
An image of Nirbhai (Nep) Singh Sidhu's installation in the Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow. The image shows a large scale, colourful tapestry hung from the ceiling. There are tassels trailing on the floor.
An image of Nirbhai (Nep) Singh Sidhu's installation in the Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow. The image show an abstract sculpture made of concrete and steel laid on a pile of sand.
Stuffed sea creature sitting behind small desk. Shown in the corner of a gallery, with a view of shops out of the window
Stuffed red lobster on a white sculptural structure
A white-walled gallery with an open door way. In the foreground, a sculptural work of a table with a pink surface. Other works are visible in the room behind.
A white-walled gallery with a sculptural work that is a screen supported by poles floor to ceiling. The screen has abstract yellow marks on it. Other works are also visible.
A woman is standing in the middle of the room with a full crowd behind her. She is speaking into a microphone and pointing to and looking at somewhere in the distance. There are long tables placed on either side of the woman.
Placed on a discoloured and old sheet of taper are two ruled sheets with poems on them. These sheets are also old and discoloured. The one on the left reads, "I Am Going To, Slow You, Down" and the one on the right reads "Wagons: Wagons, Fields. Air, Sky, Joy, Speed."
On a blank wall, hangs a large rectangular painting, with a light shining on it. The floor beneath it is wooden. The painting is metallic and has slashes in the shape of a leaf and the word "Grow" painted on it. On the right top corner is a peeking branch with a couple berries painted on it.
A woman is standing in the middle of the room with a full crowd behind her. She is speaking into a microphone and pointing to and looking at somewhere in the distance. There are long tables placed on either side of the woman.
A woman is speaking into a microphone, standing in the centre of a large hall. There is a big crowd standing at a distance, all around her. In front of her, there are two long tables running parallel to each other. On the left there is a man taking a video of the event. Placed ahead of the tables and the man, are two speakers, held up by tripod stands. They are connected to a control box placed between them.
In a large white room, on the wall on the right, six colourful pieces of cloth are hung on the wall. On the left side wall, there are seven paper artworks positioned on the wall. There are two half rectangle shaped large archival tables placed facing away from each other. The tables have various papers and documents placed on them with a generous distance between them.
Atelier Public #2 - a pile of scrap paper/cardboard
Three large mechanical looking insects are printed on polyester foil panels, they seem to be suspended from the ceiling. They have 4 legs and big, pink, bulbous eyes. The carry big container looking shells on their backs. Their mouth and feet are bronze while their bodies are silver.
A giant robot is printed onto suspended panels of polyester foil. The transformer like robot has clamps for hands. There are two different coloured wires running through the legs and body of the robot, with a small bright light in place of the head.
A futuristic looking  mechanical, capsule is printed on a wall of polyester foil panels. It has a control screen on the side, a paper with a letter and an image of Snow White and the 7 Dwarves stuck on the glass of the capsule. The capsule is attached to a disk like base.
The wall is covered with rows of science fiction film DVD covers,  Avatar and Total Recall among them. next to the wall is a perpendicular wall of shelves and chest of drawers in a minimalistic aesthetic corresponding to that of the wall.
A large reflective, plastic coat hanging off a hanger is printed on polyester foil panels, with laser printed coloured animated figures of three school girls.
gallery installation, large pillars in foreground with view of sculptural works in background
sculptural works hanging from ceiling in an ornate hall, with a large pile of sand on the ground
close up of sculptures made from cellophane with gold painted details on a bed of sand
close up of sculpture made from cellophane, with pillars in background
film still of two people stood looking at the camera. one wears a grey hoodie

GoMA is located in the centre of Glasgow. It houses four galleries, a library and gallery shop selling a range inspired by the Collection. GoMA is a world class art museum and a place for people to gather, to learn and to share ideas. We display, borrow and collect artworks from around the world.

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