THE MEDIUM IS THE MESSENGER: “TRANCEDUCERS” HIGHLIGHTS THE WORKS OF ARTISTS INSPIRED BY THE SPIRITUAL

THE MEDIUM IS THE MESSENGER: “TRANCEDUCERS” HIGHLIGHTS THE WORKS OF ARTISTS INSPIRED BY THE SPIRITUAL — AND BEYOND

IN A COASTAL TOWN IN SOUTHWESTERN ENGLAND, CURATOR VIVIENNE ROBERTS PRESENTS AN EXHIBITION SHOWCASING ART THAT STRIKES A PSYCHIC CHORD

Published on March 19, 2026

“Tranceducers: Art of Visionaries, Mediums and Automatists”
The Crypt Gallery
Norway Square, St. Ives, Cornwall TR26 1NA England
March 13 – 20, 2026

A view of the coastal town St. Ives, Cornwall, in southwestern England. Photo by Cathy Ward

by Edward M. Gómez, with reporting by Cathy Ward

The Crypt Gallery in the small, coastal town of St. Ives, in Cornwall, in the southwesternmost corner of England, is the setting for the second and most recent presentation of “Tranceducers: Art of Visionaries, Mediums and Automatists” a 23-artist group exhibition organized by the independent curator Vivienne Roberts, which was first shown in London last year.

As Roberts describes it, “Tranceducers,” a thematic, group show, offers “an exploration of artistic practices shaped by alternative perceptions, otherworldly transmissions and intuitive mark-making” in a variety of artworks produced by “both historical pioneers and contemporary practitioners from around the world.”

The Crypt Gallery in the coastal town of St. Ives, Cornwall, on the southwesternmost corner of England. Photo by Cathy Ward, brutjournal’s London-based artist-correspondent

The exhibition includes works made by mediumistic creators who believed that their art-making activity was propelled or stimulated by external forces, conveying some kind of hidden knowledge or what Roberts has referred to as “messages from other worlds.”