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An abstract image of a light sculpture
Courtesy of the artist, Rhian Cooke
Fri 27 Nov 2026 - Sun 6 Dec 2026
Rhian Cooke: Playing with Wires
Exhibition
Visual Arts

Playing with Wires is a presentation of new sculptural and film works by Leeds-based artist Rhian Cooke at Convention House, East Street Arts, Leeds.

Cooke's work questions the connections between our inner worlds and the networks we inhabit. She films and photographs moments of magic, unease and performance in the spaces and objects around us, then manipulates them physically and digitally.

Thinking about boundaries, safety and vulnerability within physical and digital worlds, the exhibition investigates the tension between them. New materials, including electrical wires, are brought together with objects such as a scooter and hula hoop, which are manipulated into surreal sculptural forms.

Having predominantly worked with moving image in recent years, the domestic-like setting of Convention House allows Cooke to bring the sculptures out of her films and into the physical world.

Opening night: Friday 27 November, 6pm to 9pm. Open Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November, and Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 December, 10am to 6pm. Open by appointment Monday 30 November to Friday 4 December: email rhiancooke@gmail.com. Entry is free.

Convention House has step-free access and a lift to all floors, and an accessible toilet. Disabled parking is available on request.

Find Rhian Cooke: rhiancooke.com | Instagram: @rhiancooke

St Mary's Street
Leeds
LS9 7DP
United Kingdom

53.7993675, -1.5297672

    Date
    Fri 27 Nov 2026 - Sun 6 Dec 2026
    Fri 27 Nov 2026
    18:00 - 21:00
    Sat 28 Nov 2026
    10:00 - 18:00
    Sun 29 Nov 2026
    10:00 - 18:00
    Sat 05 Dec 2026
    10:00 - 18:00
    Sun 06 Dec 2026
    10:00 - 18:00

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