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 Touching Art Touching You, Truro, UK
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“Royal Cornwall Museum... [Thereafter 26th July –
4th October] River Street, Truro, TR1 3SJ
Ruth Spaak’s Tactile Textures is a mixed media,
three-dimensional relief piece, for hanging on a wall. As the title says,
it is made to be touched.
A very wide
diversity of non-art materials has gone in to making it: curtain hooks,
metal washers, hair bands and curlers, cable ties and security tags, to
name but a few. These have been stitched into four conjoined silicon sink
mats: the effect is rather like a wild and wonderful variation of the
old-fashioned rag rug, though if you tried to walk on this you would
probably trip up. The materials are made of different plastics, which have
been dyed to create sumptuous, rich colours. The piece is made up of
layers of differing depth, so that it can be explored in different ways:
whether quickly, as people pass by, or thoroughly and at length. Either
way, the little bells add a dimension of sound to the experience.
Spaak’s work explores the visual dynamics of constructed
surfaces and multi-layered structures; she explores the creative
possibilities of transposing recycled and found objects using industrial
products to link and combine materials. She uses everyday objects and puts
them out of context to tease our senses and to surprise us, her works
focus mainly on sense of touch – touch is vital to their appreciation.”
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Eco
Ancient Greek, Verb, pronounced Ekh-o. The Transliterated word is Echo.
New Testament Greek Lexicon
“[To] have (hold) in the hand, in the sense of wearing, to
have (hold) possession of the mind (refers to alarm, agitating emotions,
etc.), to hold fast keep, to have or comprise or
involve, to regard or consider or hold as.”
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 essense, London, UK
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on Essense
“ESSENSE: a multi-sensory investigation into a range of
contemporary art practices... Until 30 September,
Beldam Gallery, Brunel University West London, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge, UB8 3PH
Another
chance to see Noemi Lakmaier's
recent piece 'Experiment in Happiness'. Issues of control and power have
been important concerns in Lakmaier’s work,
implicitly referencing her own experiences of disempowering environments
and circumstances. Her practice is predominantly site specific and
installation based, placing strong emphasis on the relationship between
objects, people and space. Lakmaier works with
familiar everyday objects and materials, including toys, books, clothing,
furniture, DIY building materials etc.
Lakamier was recently awarded a residency at
Camden Arts Centre as part of the Adam Reynolds Memorial Bursary, an
annual bursary for deaf and disabled artists working in the visual arts.
During her residency she created Experiment in Happiness a giant ball
covered in hundreds of shoes. At a live event at the Beldam Gallery in
September, she will attach herself to the ball and invite viewers to push
the ball, taking control away from her.
By using her own body in the artwork, she intensifies the relationship
between viewer and object and challenges her fears of relinquishing
control.
www.brunel.ac.uk
www.noemilakmaier.co.uk”
Dada South
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