The MAGMA Group: The Certainty of Strangeness

The Certainty of Strangeness is a group exhibition showcasing the work of artists in The MAGMA Group. During the opening reception, on 9th November 6-9pm, there will be a Salon Noir event featuring a talk by Pandemonia.

“Magmatism is a fusion of the expressive and conceptual processes”

Founded by Annie Zamero in 2011, the group’s name was inspired by the idea that the hot fluid within the earth’s crust – magma – is analogous to the internal heat and flow of the creative process. Also the formation of magma by the intense pressure of geological forces may be compared to the pressures and forces exerted on each of us in our daily lives. These pressures shape the creative process.

The aims of the group are to provide an alternative gauge for contemporary expressive art and a showcase and international network for artists whose work fuses expressive and conceptual qualities.

As Annie Zamero says, “We embrace concepts in our work but don’t leave solely them in the realm of the intellect. We want to make concepts visual in a highly expressive way.”