Aaron Angell's Exhibition at GoMA Glasgow Explores Ancient Materials and Bodily Necessities

From 8 December 2017 to 18 March 2018, the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow hosted an exhibition by British artist Aaron Angell. This showcase featured creations from 2017 that explored themes related to bodily experiences and antiquarian technologies. Notable pieces included the 'Villa wasp mattress demonstration,' which presented a clear inflatable mattress accompanied by tiles made of pig’s-blood cement, and the 'Sewer gas lamp demonstration,' where gas lamps were displayed behind a large ancient coin cast in amber glass. Additionally, the 'Scalar cabbage demonstration' featured a massive cabbage situated in a pot crafted from pig’s-blood cement. A Victorian Wardian Case from circa 1860 was juxtaposed with Angell's organic artworks. The exhibition also displayed contemporary ceramics and a reverse-painted glass work called 'Vision of the purgatorial ladder with frogs and toads.' Angell sought to challenge the neoclassical design of GoMA, achieving varied results.