Exploring scale in the Arts Council Collection

Toured the UK from March 2005 - July 2006

A Hayward Touring Exhibition from the Arts Council Collection

'Size Matters' considered the way in which artists have experimented with scale in recent British art. It brought together recent sculpture, painting and photography representing recognisable objects that had undergone a disorientating shift in size. Featuring chairs of dollhouse proportions and a postage stamp enlarged to the size of a billboard, the exhibition prompted the viewer to feel gigantic and tiny in turns. Despite the playful, participatory nature of the exhibition, 'Size Matters' posed serious questions as to why scale is so important in art. The exhibition included work by Eric Bainbridge, Rose Finn-Kelcey, AbigailLane, and Elizabeth Wright among others.