Hogg in the limelight as ’Alchemical’ exhibition comes to Triskel

Alchemy and transformation lie at the heart of Gavin Hogg’s work, writes Orlagh Ní Arrachtáin.

THE influence of Carl Gustav Jung is obvious in Alchemical Invocations, an exhibition by Gavin Hogg showing at the Triskel Christchurch until June 29.

Hogg has exhibited widely in Ireland and internationally, and his work forms part of collections from Moscow to New York. Having initially trained at the Limerick School of Art and Design, Hogg went on to complete a Masters in Fine Art at the Birmingham Institute of Art. More recently, Hogg returned to Limerick to complete a certificate in Jungian psychology with art therapy at the Limerick Institute of Technology. The title of the show refers to one of the central tenets of Jungian psychology, that of alchemy.