Cerith Wyn Evans and Trisha Donnelly at Serpentine

As part of a series of exhibitions that reflect on British artists at significant points in their careers – following recent surveys of Rebecca Warren (2009), Richard Hamilton (2010), Phyllida Barlow (2010), Mark Leckey (2011) and Jake and Dinos Chapman (2013) – Serpentine Sackler Gallery presents the work of Cerith Wyn Evans.

This major solo show presents a varied body of work brought together in concert. The exhibition will reveal the transformative effects of light, sound and time on the vaults and spaces of this former gunpowder store.

His work is often shaped and coloured by a magpie-like approach to influences which, like his installations, are intended to suggest a number of possible interpretations. The incorporation of text, either as the source of a work or as the final form that it takes, addresses this process of interpretation directly. Ornate chandeliers are transformed into communication devices via software systems that translate texts into Morse code; neon tubes are bent into quotes that form a frieze of light that runs around the room.

This exhibition runs concurrently with Trisha Donnelly at the Serpentine Gallery. The exhibition of the American artist has many states, shifting with the time, light and nature of each day.