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大地艺术项目——无棣，棣求村The Land Art Project – Di QiuCun, Wudi

 

 

 

 

十月一共19位出色的艺术家参与了无棣大型艺术田园创作项目，这里有一些他们作品的照片。我有幸结识这些艺术家，和他们一起工作，了解他们的创作，真是一大乐事。有些作品是用回收机器部件，旧自行车，工厂废弃陶瓷和其他一些材料做的。This post will show some images of the ambitious project at Wudi over the month of October. A total of 19 outstanding artists participated . It was a true pleasure to work with all of these artists and get to know them and their practice. Some of the artworks were made from recycled machinery , old bikes , rejected factory ceramic and other materials. 

 

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Currently showing in Hangzhou – Inside Out- a collaborative work

It has been to New York, it has been to Beijing, now the exhibition “Intimate Transgressions ” is showing in the impressive new Hangzhou Library until April 16th 2016.

NC & FG copy

 

This collaborative work  with Fion Gunn has taken several months in the planning. Having worked with Fion for years preparing, installing and deinstalling group shows in China this was an exciting project to finally make an artwork together. The work is called “Inside Out” and on first glance is presented as a bed.

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Making the Hair Lock – Intimate Transgressions project

 

3. Hair lock dark blue copy

 

When knitting with your own DNA you have to allow yourself to be flexible because you know the material isn’t always perfect. Different hairs have different tensile and elastic qualities. In fact, I often find myself working with a single strand that is partially grey and hard and wiry and the other part is very fine and soft with some degree of elasticity. In a way the process of working with this material forces you to be gentle and patient with yourself, it is a good personal exercise.

 

Below is a short film talking a little about the Hair Lock and Chain and reflections on the exhibition for which this work was made. Many thanks to David Muskett and his macro lens and the magic dust he sprinkled on a super swift edit.

 
 

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I have continued to collect……….

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