Locking Antlers with the Clouds Art Exhibition By Paul McLachlan.

Opening Party on 20th April 2016, start 6.30 pm.

The artworks in this exhibition examine the relationship between everyday life and the spiritual practices I have observed during my time in Bangkok. The images are lyrical and poetic and draw on Thai art conventions. They utilise graphic black and white shapes to form worlds that slip between light and dark and positive and negative space.

“Locking antlers with the clouds” is a line from the poem, ReBirth Blues, byD. A. Levy (1942-1968), an American Buddhist poet, who was the publisher of an underground newspaper, “The Buddhist Third Class Junkmail Oracle.” The phrase creates a beautiful, energetic image; reflecting an intimate connection with the natural world as well as a feverish wrestling with a spiritual reality.