“O”
Airspace Gallery Residency - Airspace Gallery, 2015
O was a solo exhibition and the culmination an AirSpace Gallery Graduate Residency. In her exhibition ‘O’, Harwin combined a number of components and parts, each work revealing a snippet of information about an original form. She considered the relations between these respective parts as well as their relation to the viewer. ‘O’ brings together a collection of works through which a dialogue is created in an attempt to form a whole.
Each piece was made through a process of studying, extracting and deconstructing a selection of very small plasticine forms. Through this process-based practice, each sculpture, drawing and print reveals a snippet of information about the original object. Examining the transference of information from a three-dimensional form to a two-dimensional plane the work will explore the representation and its ability to inform our understanding of our environment. One of the main sculptural works focuses on the process of deconstruction, separating an image into layers of information, which then allows the possibility to construct new arrangements. Engaging with our visual senses and spatial awareness of objects and forms my exhibition will create an analysis of systems of understanding, exploring the dialogue between a form and its represented image.
“O”, 2015
Acrylic, carbon paper, card, canvas, clay, emulsion, gloss paint on board, giclée prints, metal tube, MDF, oil paint, pencil, pine, plasticine, spray paint
The AirSpace Gallery Graduate Residency Scheme, running since 2012, seeks to tackle graduate retention in Stoke-on-Trent and offers new arts graduates an opportunity to bridge the gap between education and a professional arts career. Residents receive free personal studio space for 6 months, and full access to the Gallery's facilities. There is an emphasis on professional development, with a series of monthly mentoring meetings, led by Gallery directors and invited artists. The scheme offers two exhibition opportunities within the Gallery - an interim exhibition in the AirSpace Window Space and the final all-important solo exhibition.