A tangle of land and flesh spill over the edge of Derek Liddington’s canvases to consume the walls of the Carnegie Room. Their horizon was mountain, their distance reveals features the artist’s most recent explorations in painting that draw on his interest in embodiment, perceptual transformation, allegory and the residue of art historical images. Lobbed heads, fragmented hands and broken horizons move across the space of the gallery and the paintings themselves. Their horizon was mountain, their distance reveals is an exhibition that asks us to move slowly and look closely at what lies beneath surfaces.

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Artists: Derek Liddington

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All images: Installation view, Their horizon was mountain, their distance reveals at MacLaren Art Centre, 27 September to 8 November 2024. Photos courtesy of LF Documentation.