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Headlines 5 Rock Paper Scissors Drawing inspiration from the innocence of childhood play and the universal game of the playground, the exhibition explores the elemental relationship between hand, material, and imagination. Just as the game rock, paper, scissors distills decision-making into simple gestures, the works on view embrace pared-back processes and raw materials, uncovering beauty and meaning in the handmade and the natural. Artists in the exhibition work with elemental forms and familiar matter, stone, wood, fi bre, pigment, feathers and found fragments, transforming them into new expressions of texture, balance, and touch. The title evokes a world of playfulness and tactility, reminding us of the enduring creativity sparked by simple acts and materials. By foregrounding both nature and making, Rock Paper Scissors celebrates the imaginative leap from playground games to artistic creation, af fi rming the timeless resonance of creating something from almost nothing. The featured artists are Kate MccGwire, Ted Rogers, Susanna Bauer, Alice Freeman, Anya Paintsil, Darren Appiagyei, Hana Moazzeni, Nicholas Lees, Dean Coates, Peter Randall-Page, and Amy Stephens. KATE MCCGWIRE ‘SEPAL SPECULUM’ DARREN APPIAGYEI ‘IGNATIUS VESSEL 1’ 29 November - 20 December + 8 - 17 January Close Gallery, HATCH BEAUCHAMP, TA3 6AE. Thursday and Friday 11am - 4pm, Saturday 11am - 3pm. closeltd.com .