The Thousands

If you’ve ever seen the Disney film Holes, you will know that Sigorney Weaver can be downright frightening and digging a hole builds character. You will also know that if you find something interesting in the dug hole, you get a day off. It’s a similar story with Christopher Hanrahan’s artwork (minus scary Sigorney).**Put simply, Hanrahan’s sculptures are made of holes. They are cavities transporting light, they are containers containing emptiness. Holes are punched out of plywood to make humorous yet belittling phrases, whist tangible objects are constructed to make negative space. This is an exhibition of fascinating emptiness, in which nothing is fashioned into a whole lot of something. Witnessing Hanrahan’s process of creation is a character building experience, and more than worthy of a day off.