Visitors to the Bermuda National Gallery will be able to walk into an immersive “painting“ that totally surrounds them.

The work, Kinesis, has been created by the Bermudian artist Catherine Lapsley and transforms her usual two-dimensional grid designs into one that envelops the viewer.

Six canvases have been embedded into the walls of the project space, which will live on as individual pieces after the installation closes.

Describing the work, Ms Lapsley said: “For the past several years, I have been exploring how to create life and movement within a two-dimensional space by restricting myself to using a grid system as my starting point.

“This challenge gives me a place from which it seems anything can happen, in order to create movement and interest, encouraging each viewer to interpret the story within the painting in their own way.”

The exhibition was curated by BNG trustee Mitchell Klink, who said: "In Kinesis, the leap from Catherine Lapsley’s canvas to the world around us is not an imaginary invitation.

“The artist has created the work in the BNG Project Space, allowing the public to witness her process in action. We don’t have to imagine her canvas paintings in three dimensions — she has created a three-dimensional world for us to step into within the gallery."

The installation is part of Ms Lapsley’s continuing In My Life series, which she began in 2013, and builds on Free Flow, which was exhibited in the 2022 Bermuda Biennial.

Ms Lapsley, a graduate of Kingston College of Art in England, has worked in graphic design, printmaking and photography. Her work is held in private and public collections, including the Hamilton Princess Hotel & Beach Club and Butterfield Bank.

For more information about the project at the Bermuda National Gallery, click here.

• Kinesis: A Catherine Lapsley Project is on display in the BNG Project Space at the Bermuda National Gallery until September