'RETRIEVAL'
Catalyst - Women, Art and Science

The ‘Messenger’ and ‘Fill the Gap’ exhibitions were forerunners to ‘Retrieval’ and as such they were all integral parts of our exploration into the body's control centre - the brain. ‘Retrieval’ took you on a virtual journey to discover the enigmatic and conceptual world that exists within all of us - memory. You can't touch it, you can't see or smell it and yet touch, sight and smell can evoke the most vivid thoughts in our minds (whether happy or sad), and memory places you there immediately.

An accompanying ‘Retrieval’ Photography Workshop delved into historical and scientific elements and the principals of pinhole photography were revealed. Participants learned how to construct a camera and produce images from it. Then using personal items such as photographs, old belongings or clothing, participants investigated the idea of memory.