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September 18th, 2008Mime 1
Mimei Thompson
Transition Gallery
Unit 25a Regent Studios, 8 Andrews Road, London E8 4QN
www.transitiongallery.co.uk info@transitiongallery.co.uk
07941 208566 / 020 7254 4202
13 September – 5 October 2008
Private View Friday 12 September 6-9pm
Gallery open Fri-Sun 12-6pm
Late First Thursdays Opening - Thurs 2 October 6-9pm
Transition is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Mimei Thompson.
Thompson’s work depicts dark, mutating cosmic worlds, populated by cartoon brains, clouds, probing eyeballs and curious creatures vying for attention.
These alien beings are playful, surprised, anxious and cheeky, forming surreal portraits in a constant state of flux and unrest.
Thompson’s power is in luring us into these stormy universes through a seductive eddy of paint, a baroque line, or a glimmer of florescent green.
Her enigmatic depictions of extraordinary ‘natural’ forces connect us with our own inner worlds, and suggest interrelated systems and patterns - reproduction, death, decay and regeneration.
Mimei Thompson studied at the Royal College of Art, London, and the Glasgow School of Art. Recent shows include These Living Walls of Jet, at Ceri Hand Gallery, Liverpool, and the Studio Voltaire Annual Members’ Exhibition 2007, selected by Stuart Comer, Polly Staple and Christabel Stewart. Mimei Thompson is represented by Ceri Hand Gallery.

