TRU Visual Arts students explore the underwater with a new exhibit at the Kamloops Art Gallery. On display April 17 to June 12, 2010, the exhibition entitled Deep Search was created by graduating student Kate Garrett-Petts and, in her third year, Emily Hope.

Emmett Kapeh, Equipment Test #641, 2009, black & white photograph

Kate Garrett-Petts and Emily Hope (also known as Emmett Kapeh) transform the Gallery Under Glass into walls within a submarine, with portholes allowing glimpses of an imaginary deep sea world. Aquatic creatures swim within the space. Elsewhere, specimens from this world are on display. Narratives from this undersea world play out in stop motion animation. With the rudimentary viewing apparatuses available to the viewer and new discoveries in every porthole, the experience recalls the deep sea explorations of Jacques Cousteau. Viewed from within the Kamloops Library, the entire installation is revealed, allowing the viewer to see parts only partially visible from outside.

From the Kamloops Art Gallery Website, Current Exhibitions