By Kim
I decided to visit Saatchi Gallery this weekend as I had little plans and was in need of a solo day out. You may have seen the massive Kaleidoscope floating around on social media, and this is what sparked my choice to go to Saatchi again. I had a look what time the gallery opened and to see what else was on, then got going (there's a King Tut exhibition coming later on this year FYI 👀).
Kaleidoscope
Gallery 1 featured the Fata Morgana, pictured to the right, and this was probably the most popular installation on show. To actually enter the installation, you have to buy an Exhibition Guide for £2 from the front desk. Big thanks to the guy that worked at the museum that got a few pics of me inside.
I tried to enter Salon 009 which was a VR experience called We Live in an Ocean of Air. But after speaking to the lady on the desk and finding out it was £20 entry, I backtracked on that idea fast... maybe not on an interns’ salary 🤷♀️. The Prints and Originals Gallery ended up being a favourite part of my visit. It featured the work of Spanish artist, Sr. X who's art was retro and addressed the messages we constantly see in the media all around us. I especially liked the way he mixed the materials used and even incorporated a Crow skull set in resin in his piece called Ready to Begin.
All in all, this was another great time spent at Saatchi and I'll definitely be back for that King Tut exhibition to bring me back to my Year 6 days. But, only as I was looking at the map while writing this, did I realise that I missed another few galleries on the top floor. I don’t get how I kept missing those signs, but I'll actually have my eyes peeled for them next time. Also, they even had a food market in the square outside, as if they knew I was coming 😍.
I decided to visit Saatchi Gallery this weekend as I had little plans and was in need of a solo day out. You may have seen the massive Kaleidoscope floating around on social media, and this is what sparked my choice to go to Saatchi again. I had a look what time the gallery opened and to see what else was on, then got going (there's a King Tut exhibition coming later on this year FYI 👀).
Kaleidoscope
Gallery 1 featured the Fata Morgana, pictured to the right, and this was probably the most popular installation on show. To actually enter the installation, you have to buy an Exhibition Guide for £2 from the front desk. Big thanks to the guy that worked at the museum that got a few pics of me inside.
Laura Buckley, the artist, aimed to evoke various states of mind using audio and images projected on the mirrored walls, from anxiety to euphoria. It was for sure a really intriguing experience but, (and I'm not sure if it was the overarching feeling of awkwardness from having a dozen pairs of eyes on me walking up and down the installation), I personally didn’t experience the full extent of emotions that the artist had intended.
Prints and Original Gallery
An unexpected highlight came while I was on my way to the toilet, and I'd never been to the toilet at Saatchi on any of my visits before. On the sign I noticed, I saw “Salon” and “Prints and Originals Gallery”.
I tried to enter Salon 009 which was a VR experience called We Live in an Ocean of Air. But after speaking to the lady on the desk and finding out it was £20 entry, I backtracked on that idea fast... maybe not on an interns’ salary 🤷♀️. The Prints and Originals Gallery ended up being a favourite part of my visit. It featured the work of Spanish artist, Sr. X who's art was retro and addressed the messages we constantly see in the media all around us. I especially liked the way he mixed the materials used and even incorporated a Crow skull set in resin in his piece called Ready to Begin.
Carmignac Photojournalism Award (In galleries 6-8)
This exhibition was separate from the Kaleidoscope galleries and covered the issue of climate change. There was a lot of reading involved, but it was worth it as it confronted the negative effects of exploiting tourism and the disruption of nature in the name of opening new time saving trade routes(!) I found this gallery to be really powerful and left me considering some issues that I hadn’t thought too much about before.
All in all, this was another great time spent at Saatchi and I'll definitely be back for that King Tut exhibition to bring me back to my Year 6 days. But, only as I was looking at the map while writing this, did I realise that I missed another few galleries on the top floor. I don’t get how I kept missing those signs, but I'll actually have my eyes peeled for them next time. Also, they even had a food market in the square outside, as if they knew I was coming 😍.
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