Oliver Perkins has been investigating stretched and interlocking canvases for a number of years. In A music of a chance the scalpel becomes as important as the paintbrush in modifying the surfaces of two interlocked canvases. Parts are slit open and stretched taut as the canvases thread through each other and become one, intricately entwined. Other parts are cut away and disposed of entirely, leaving open views to the canvas beneath and the gallery wall beyond. Both foreground and background come into play and are equally important.

(Die Cuts and Derivations, 11 March – 2 July 2023)