The question explored in Jacob’s Ladder is ambitious, to say the least: what is humankind’s relationship with the universe, and how have artists and thinkers depicted it? Celebrating the fiftieth anniversaries of Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), and William Anders’ hugely influential photograph Earthrise (1968), the show juxtaposes historical and contemporary artists in a star-studded (excuse the pun) line up. Alongside the 1639 edition of Johann Bayer’s Uranometria, works by Cornelia Parker RA and David Austen will be included. Visitors to the show can also head to partnership exhibition Astronomy Victorious at Edinburgh’s Centre for Research Collections, which presents objects and artworks spanning 5oo years ago to the present.
Jacob’s Ladder, Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh, 26 July 2018 - 20 October 2018
