Inside UFO

You are invited into a sculptural test space at KARST. Something speaks to you, as if from a great distance, of hidden structures; of what might or might not be there; of excess, compression, mass; of things that shouldn't be inside you but are; of the subterranean and how to map it; of flesh and wet and pulp and pipe, fleece and rubber and plastic. One choice might lead you towards a threshold, another into a rift. Turn to the page of your choosing.

INSIDE UFO is the result of two peer-led residencies conducted by KARST studio artists Anna Boland, Laura Hopes, Tom Pether, and Laura Robertson. The artists have coined the term Unidentified Familiar Objects, or UFOs, to describe the found materials at the heart of their practice. Their shared aesthetic favours material interest over polite redaction. The work is maximal and unpolished.

The exhibition takes its name from Edward Packard's 1982 choose your own adventure book Inside UFO 54-40, in which the reader is invited to search for Ultima, a fabled planet of paradise. Ultima can only be reached by accident — by stumbling across a page the book will never navigate you to. The book carries a special warning:

'No one can get there by making choices or following instructions. There is one way to reach Ultima. Maybe you'll find it.'

Opening event, Thursday 14th May, 5.30–7.30pm

Friday 15th, open 11–5

Saturday 16th, open 11–5

Sunday 17th, open 11–5 (by private invitation only)

@laurahopes www.laurahopes.com

@annabolandartist www.anna-boland.com

@laurarobertsonart www.laurarobertson.com

@tompether