The title of this installation points to a departure from logical thinking. While reasoned thought has led to the discovery of valuable information, artists have also adopted other ways of exploring the ‘truth’ of human experience. Ken Unsworth embraces mystery, uncertainty and the subconscious to convey the inexplicable – an approach he shares with practitioners of dadaist, surrealist and symbolist art. 

Reason’s flight is represented here by objects gathered around a window frame: stones defying gravity, a whimsical dog figurine chasing them away, and a lamp – perhaps a nod to the Enlightenment. Traditionally, windows symbolise truth: they provide a direct view of the world and represent the single viewpoint on which linear perspective depends. Unsworth interrupts this surety of vision by setting his window at an oblique angle. In his thwarting of the logic of everyday things, the artist gives his installation a strange, poetic atmosphere, creating a sense of wonder tinged with sadness.