Cerith Wyn Evans's exhibition at Mostyn explores serendipity and perception through neon, sound, and mobile sculptures

Cerith Wyn Evans's exhibition at Mostyn in Llandudno, running through 4 February, occupies all available spaces of the gallery, featuring large-scale neon pieces and suspended tall led columns that dominate the visual field. The show includes Pli S=E=L=O=N Pli (2020), where glass panels act as speakers emitting a piano composition performed by the artist, creating an aural effect akin to white noise. Three works titled "phase shifts (after David Tudor)" (all 2020) consist of transparent mobiles made from cracked windscreens, moving with air currents and referencing Marcel Duchamp's embrace of chance in his damaged work The Bride Stripped Bare by Her Bachelors, Even (1915–23). Upstairs, No realm of thought….variations after "Who’s sleeves"? (2022) is a video shot on a smartphone, capturing a backyard scene with a plane overhead, birdsong, and shadows from a tape measure, highlighting serendipitous beauty. Wyn Evans, born in Llanelli, employs strategies of refraction through visual and auditive elements to reflect on the world, with the gallery's natural light altering interactions over time. The exhibition emphasizes anticipation and encounter, with intricate sculptures and sensory layers inviting consideration.