SUZANNE O'HAIRE

circuit-breakers

2024

Paint sample cards and adhesive tape

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left: circuit-breaker >

17.5 x 59.4 x 0.4 cm

right: < circuit-breaker

17.5 x 59.4 x 0.4 cm

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anti-shock

2024

anti-shock 1: metal clip, foil balloon, neon, chain, rubber, plastic tubing, fabric, plastic foil and found objects.

226 x 36 x 16 cm

anti-shock 2: wood, glow-in-the-dark lure, pompom, plastic sheeting, lurex slingback's (Marc Jacobs), glittered vinyl, tinsel and found objects.

30 x 140 x 100 cm

anti-shock 3: aluminium foil, card, wood, metal clip, silk voile and paint sample card (Fairy Floss).

5 x 12.5 x .2 cm

anti-shock 4: metal, plastic, fabric, felt and found objects.

126 x 11.5 x 31

anti-shock 5: wood, plastic, metal clip, sequins, cork, mirror, soap, felt and found objects.

110 x 53 x 218 cm

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fifthsyllable | A 3/4

Artist editions and publications

2024

Issue 9 by Suzanne O’Haire: A selection of artists have been invited to produce work for a single sheet publication. A 3/4 is an A4 booklet paying homage to the great Art & Project Bulletins that were produced between 1968 and 1989 to accompany their exhibitions in Amsterdam.

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60 issues produced, each with a hand written formula on the back (in pencil). Each is ISBN so original works in their own right. Printed on 170gsm paper.

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fifthsyllable

twitchy | retroshade

2023

newspaper, ink, chalk, foam, glitter, fake eyelashes, card, gunpowder trace, mirror, magpie feathers, plastic foil, sheet acrylic, paper, binder-clip, tape, elastic, wood, flint, cloth, fringe garland, glass, mermaid purses, mock mother of pearl, diamanté slingback's (Gucci), polyethylene, wire, chinagraph, metal, diluted water (wishing-well and Irish moor mud), brass rod, anodised aluminium, charcoal, Jesmonite, tusk shell and other found objects.

dimension: various

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itchy | pre-shadow

2023

newspaper, ink, chinagraph, card, foam, ceramic, twine, bone, safety pins, magic lantern slide, congealed oil paint, lens, mirror, clamp, bulldog clip, wire, latex, sheet acrylic, wood, metal, nylon wire, paillettes, mermaid purses, glass, gunpowder trace, rubber, plastic foil, sacking, concrete and other found objects.

dimension: various

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suck it up buttercup

2023

cast Jesmonite and bio-resin, glass, cardboard, wood, ceramic, sheet acrylic, magic lantern slide, stone, plastic, mirror, metal and plastic foil, tin, paper, chinagraph, pen, emulsion paint, feather, mermaid purses, seeds, elastic, paillettes, tulle, mother of pearl, metal wire, soap stone, soap, bulldog clips, shotgun cartridge, eye shadow palettes, NOS canisters, eggshell and other found objects.

dimension: various

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slip-sliding

2023

paint sample cards and adhesive tape

18 x 149 x 0.4 cm

left: full view | right: detail

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divine discontent

2022

sheet acrylic, glass, feather, card, rubber, sponge, mirror, polythene, cast concrete and Jesmonite, rope, wood, charcoal, incandescent bulbs, glittered card, Formica, paper, twine, NOS canisters, tin, elastic, crab claw, mermaids purse, wire, magic lantern slides, enamel paint, mirrored acrylic, steel, aluminium, magnifying lens, wax, latex, chain, fake pearl, human hair, carpet, expanding foam, packing chips, electrical tape, tar, artificial flowers, glittered boots, cable ties, insulation sheeting, netting, lighting and found objects.

dimensions: various

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tragicomic triggers

2021

tragicomic triggers 1: alginate, concrete, mirror, fabric, rubber, feathers, hair, bone and found objects.

24 x 42 x 40 cm

tragicomic triggers 2: sheet acrylic, sequins, ceramic, steel, shell, netting and found objects.

12.5 x 115 x 27 cm

tragicomic triggers 3: wood, wire, lead, marble, sheet acrylic, plastic, powder blusher and found materials.

variable x 18 cm

tragicomic triggers 4: mirror, metal, netting, bubble wrap, glittered card, glass, fabric, cord, plastic, paper, vinyl, ink, mermaids’ purses, soap, wood, mirror foil and found objects.

32 x 28 x32 cm / each drawer 6 x 26 x 30 cm

tragicomic triggers 5: sheet acrylic, found false fingernails, feathers, magnifying glass and found objects.

10.5 x 16 x 12 cm

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harbingers

2021

harbinger 1: tulle, wood, card, twine, washi tape, nylon thread, sheet acrylic and found objects.

203 x 120 x 68 cm

harbinger 2: wood, crystal glass, tiger-tail thread, electrical tape, mirror, rubber, sheet polythene, hagstone and found objects.

220 x 53 x 53 cm

harbinger 3: foil-plastic sheet, chain, rope, tiger-tail thread, plastic, sheet polythene, balloons, teeth, wood, paint, foldback clip and found objects.

23 x 72 x 32 cm

harbinger 4: tulle, mirror, glass, lenses, foil-plastic, paper-clip, bulldog clip, wire and found objects.

147 x 38 x 38 cm

harbinger 5: reconstituted stone and found objects.

20 x 124 x 15 cm

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leaky universe

2021

feathers, concrete, tar, chalk, black sand, metallic foil, sheet acrylic, stone, cellophane, elastic, lenses, foam, Jesmonite, cast aluminium, glass, wood, metal, paper, fabric, enamel and found objects.

72 x 200 x 220 cm

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coping mechanisms

2021

Ø 250 cm

coping mechanism 1: velvet, plastic, card and found objects.

14.5 x 19 x 17 cm

coping mechanism 2: metal, plastic, emulsion paint, ceramic, cast Jesmonite, tulle, foam and found objects.

13 x 22 x 26.5 cm

coping mechanism 3: metal, cast concrete, paillettes, glass and found objects.

22 x 26 x 15 cm

coping mechanism 4: plastic, chalk, lenses and found objects.

10.5 x 14.5 x 18.5 cm

coping mechanism 5: metal, glass, plastic, cast Jesmonite, ginger and found objects.

32 x 16 x 12.5 cm

coping mechanism 6: cast concrete, glass, wood, plastic and found objects.

35 x 16 x 10 cm

coping mechanism 7: card, paper, bio-resin, ink, mirror, plastic, cigarette butts and found objects.

10 x 15.5 x 13.5 cm

coping mechanism 8: cast Jesmonite, plastic, cellophane, metallic foil, coin and found objects.

12 x 15 x 20 cm

coping mechanism 9: cast, bio-resin, Jesmonite and wax, glass, plastic, metal and found objects.

20 x 26 x 64 cm

nonagrams

2021

paper, punched paint sample cards, metal foil, ink pen and washi tape.

each nonagram 14 x 10 cm

3 sets of 9 nonagrams [+ details]

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abc's abcoa

2021

ABC Artists’ Books Cooperative invited interested and interesting friends, and even frienemies, to contribute to this superb project. Each participant supplied a Certificate of Authenticity (CoA) but with the CoA itself being the artefact. In other words, each document referenced itself. You are advised not to dwell on this conundrum for too long in the interests of your own mental health. Initiator: Micheál O'Connell.

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60 loose sheets, A4, 80gsm, non-archival paper and not printed at full-bleed. (Note that ABCOA is produced and shipped in the low-tech spirit or the mail art tradition. The standard envelope may become marked or slightly tattered in transit, and that is seen as part of the project’s charm.)

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Contributors: Aaron Krach, Aisling Roche, Alfred Steiner, Andreas Schmidt, Cadi Froehlich, Carritt and Palmer (Jon Carritt and Dan Palmer), Chengwei (Sunny) Geng, Clare Strand, Claudia de la Torre, Corinne Vionnet, Craig Havens, Dafna Talmor, Daniel Pryde-Jarman, Daniella Norton, David Schulz, Duncan Wooldridge, Edgar Leciejewski, Eric Doeringer, Fiona Winterflood, Greg Allen, Irene Fubara-Manuel, Jan Basarab, Jenny Odell, Joachim Schmid, Joanna Zylinska, Jocelyn Allen, John MacLean, Jonathan Lewis, Jonathan Monk, Jonathan Schmidt-Ott, Julie Samuels, Kenneth Goldsmith, Klara Vith, Lisa Levy, Louis Porter, Lucas Gabellini-Fava, MacDonaldStrand (Gordon MacDonald and Clare Strand again), Michalis Pichler, Micheál O'Connell (Mocksim), Mike Stoakes, Miriam O'Connor, Mishka Henner, Motion Sickness (Denise Kehoe, Eleanor Breeze and Arabella Hilfiker), Natalia Jaffe, Oliver Griffin, Paul Soulellis, Penelope Umbrico, Peter Morgan, Rahel Zoller, Roy Mehta, Sarah Brenneman, Scott Robertson, Susan Diab, Suzanne O'Haire, Sveinn Fannar Jóhannsson, Tomasz Madajczak, Travis Shaffer, Wayne Daly and Wil van Iersel.

night vision

2020

paint sample cards and adhesive tape

17.5 x 160 x 0.4 cm

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manic panic @IMMA

2019

Installation views: IMMA | Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin

12 assemblages placed within IMMA’s historic courtyard at Royal Hospital Kilmainham as part of an International Residency April - August 2019

Photography by Ruth Connolly

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dangerously safe things

2019

cast concrete and bio-resin, glass, wood, card, granite, foam, black sand, reflective and electrical tape, enamel paint and found objects.

193 x 130 x 80 cm

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manic panic - series

2019

cast Crystacal, Jesmonite, resin, concrete, alginate and wax, gravel, bone, sheet acrylic, black sand, artificial plant, felt, mirror, card, carpet, foam, foil balloon, stone, paste gems, elastic, metal, glass, wood, enamel and emulsion paint, fabric, wire, cardboard and found objects.

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exhibition link: Pallas Projects

only the most remarkable appear [soul shapes]

2019

paint sample cards and sheet acrylic.

18 x 452 x 1.5 cm

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top: full view | below: details x 2

it's okay to slip away

2019

cast concrete and alginate, laser cut sheet acrylic and found objects.

14 x 52 x 50 cm

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everyone is capable of great harm

2019

everyone is capable of great harm [peachy]
NOS canisters, sponge, elastic, mock mother of pearl and other found objects.

34.5 x 30 x 22.5 cm

everyone is capable of great harm [rosy]
NOS canisters, plastic foil, polythene, sheet acrylic and other found objects.

46 x 48 x 37 cm

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exhibition link: TIME after [ ( ) ] after TIME

piseóg

2019

paint sample cards and sheet acrylic.

18 x 168 x 1.5 cm

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peck o' trouble

2018

Installation views: peck o’ trouble | an exhibition exploring notions of magical thinking

Triangle platform 20 x 3300 cm | square plinths 700 x 700 x 700 cm | tall plinths 1250 x 300 x 300 cm

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The Regency Town House, November 2018

Photography by Tim Bowditch

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exhibition catalogue

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exhibition speaker events links:

Adventures in Everyday Magic | David Bramwell

Making Magic: Magical Markings and Objects | Simon Costin

Tense Intents Nonsense Ken | Sally O’Reilly

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beyond belief - series

2018

selection from a series of 34

cast concrete, bio resin, wax and alginate, sheet acrylic, mirror, metallic foil, brass, wire, rope, wood, elastic, card, paste gems, glitter, cloth, netting, paper, Formica, glass, ceramic, stone, charcoal, bitumen, cellophane, nail varnish, polycarbonate and found objects.

beyond belief 1
cast concrete, mirror foil, rope and found objects.
7 x 19 x 21.5 cm

beyond belief 2
wood, wire and found objects.
30 x 41 x 24 cm

beyond belief 3
foiled card, stone, elastic and found objects.
8.5 x 14.5 x 21 cm

beyond belief 7
cast concrete, and found objects.
24 x 17 x 12.5 cm

beyond belief 15
sheet acrylic, brass, paste gem and found objects.
6 x 20 x 15 cm

beyond belief 30
mirror, plastic, elastic, rubber, black sand and found objects.
12 x 15 x 13 cm

beyond belief 16
cardboard, aluminium and found objects.
16 x 17 x 28 cm

beyond belief 22
cast concrete, sheet acrylic, mirror foil, elastic and found objects.
10 x 29 x 19 cm

beyond belief 25
cast concrete, sheet acrylic, wood, card, elastic, plastic and found objects.
13 x 15 x 13 cm

beyond belief 23
glass, polycarbonate, waxed paper, elastic, reflective tape, glitter foam and found objects.
6 x 18 x 12 cm

beyond belief 20
cast concrete, sheet acrylic, foiled card, fake pearls and found objects.
5 x 21 x 17 cm

beyond belief 19
cast concrete, charcoal, plastic, glittered card and found objects.
12 x 14.5 x 18 cm

beyond belief 18
sheet acrylic, polycarbonate, wood, mirror foil, tape, wire and found objects.
6 x 42.5 x 30 cm

beyond belief 21
bio-resin, glittered wallpaper and found objects.
11 x 15 x 16 cm

beyond belief 29
sheet acrylic, mirror foil, glittered card, paste gems and found objects.
9 x 15 x 29.5 cm

beyond belief 27
concrete, bio-resin, wood, elastic and found objects.
13 x 22.5 x 11.5 cm

beyond belief 32
mirror, stone, foam, rubber, plastic and found objects.
11.5 x 21 x 22 cm

beyond belief 31
cast concrete, sheet acrylic, plastic, glass, wood and found objects.
11 x 15 x 15 cm

beyond belief 33
cast concrete, wood, tarmac and found objects.
9.5 x 24 x 12 cm

beyond belief 34
sheet acrylic, elastic, rubber, plastic and found objects.
7.5 x 15.5 x 17 cm

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Reflections

peck o’ trouble

moderate to severe to chronic

2017

mirror, brass, polycarbonate, neon and found objects.

29 x 38 x 42 cm

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exhibition view: In Nothing Flat

don't

2017
plasterboard, mirror, Formica, card, wood and found objects.

80 x 23 x 15 cm

psychopomp - series

2017

psychopomp 1
cast concrete, zinc, plastic, nylon, velvet, elastic, glitter, wire, nail varnish and found objects.

68 x 19 x 33 cm

psychopomp 2
rubble, cast concrete, sheet acrylic, card, mirror, wire, string, glass, rubber, wood, plastic, nail varnish and found objects.

64 x 52 x 35 cm

psychopomp 3
wire, sheet acrylic, mirror, glitter, synthetic hair, stone, plastic and found objects.

137 x 33 x 27 cm

psychopomp 4
sheet acrylic, mirror, card, wood, foil, plastic, wire, brass, wax, rope, glass, rubber, fabric, hair-grips, nail varnish and found objects.

153 x 47 x 13 cm

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exhibition views: Exeter Contemporary 2017

there are always rules

2016

there are always rules 1
cast concrete, latex, mirror, sheet acrylic, plastic, elastic and found objects.

35 x 27 x 23 cm

there are always rules 2
cast concrete, latex, mirror, sheet acrylic, plastic, elastic, wood, leather, foam and found objects.

17 x 24 x 26 cm

there are always rules 3
sheet acrylic, mirror, plastic, elastic and found objects.

5 x 35 x 27 cm

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this does not suggest all is well

2016

cast concrete, marble, cork, latex, elastic, metal, plastic, wood, mirror, card and found objects.

34 x 55 x 44 cm

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micronation

2016

micronation 1
rubble, cast concrete and snowcrete, card, mirror, glitter and found objects.

9 x 24 x 18 cm

micronation 2
cast concrete, mirror, polystyrene, plastic and found objects.

13 x 22 x 22 cm

micronation 3
rubble, cast concrete, copper, rope, mirror and found objects.

15 x 25 x 22 cm

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exhibition links:

Haiku

COLLECTIVE: Greater Than the Sum of the Parts

islomania

2016

islomania 1
concrete, foam, plastic, paste gems and found objects.

8 x 42 x 16 cm

islomania 2
concrete, foam, plastic and found objects.

10 x 25 x 26 cm

islomania 3
concrete, plastic, wire, rubber and found objects.

22 x 24 x 25 cm

islomania 4
concrete, plasterboard, wood, foil, plastic and found objects.

8 x 28 x 24 cm

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exhibition link: Europa

a former version [flashback]

2016

a former version [flashback] 1
cast bio-resin, elastic, foam, found objects and paint sample cards:Veil of Tears | Cold Snap | Light Sleeper | In the Shadows | Singin' the Blues.

9 x 16.5 x 0.1 cm / 12 x 18.5 x 13 cm

a former version [flashback] 2
cast snowcrete, elastic, washing liquid, found objects and paint sample cards: Phoenix Tears | Never Grow Up | Shhh... | Deep in the Abyss | Tears of Joy.

7 x 43 x 15 cm / 9 x 16.5 x 0.1 cm

a former version [flashback] 3
nylon line, paper, found objects and paint sample cards: Mad About You | Picker Up | Love Junkie | Love Story | Amour.

9 x 16.5 x 0.1 cm / 9 x 19 x 15 cm

a former version [flashback] 4
cast concrete, latex, elastic, bitumen, found objects and paint sample cards: Gritty | Adrift at Sea | Wave Goodbye | Storm Cloud | Endless Shadows

9 x 16.5 x 0.1 cm / 7 x 20.5 x 10.5 cm

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imported maladies

2015

imported maladies 1
concrete, mirror, felt, snowcrete, foam, tipp-ex, permanent marker and found objects.

23 x 30 x 22 cm

imported maladies 2
concrete, snowcrete, card, bio-resin, cast aluminium, sheet acrylic, wood, rubber and found objects.

28 x 36 x 21 cm

imported maladies 3
concrete, snowcrete, cast aluminium, steel, tipp-ex, permanent marker, metal mesh and found objects.

14 x 41 x 41 cm

imported maladies 4
concrete, snowcrete, bio-resin, cast aluminium, sheet acrylic, paper, permanent marker, elastic, wood, metal mesh, plasterboard and found objects.

33 x 22 x 34 cm

imported maladies 5
concrete, tin, tipp-ex, permanent marker, latex and found objects.

14 x 32 x 24 cm

imported maladies 6
concrete, cardboard, sheet acrylic, paper, elastic, steel, permanent marker and found objects.

35 x 32 x 28 cm

imported maladies 7
concrete, card, elastic, wood, tipp-ex, permanent marker, bitumen and found objects.

82 x 15 x 48 cm

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Featured in: Garageland magazine

makes me kinda nervous

2015

paint sample cards and rubber elastic.

9.5 x 97 x 0.5 cm

concerns and conceits

2015

concerns and conceits 1
cast aluminium, sheet acrylic, brass, elastic and found objects.

16 x 14 x 14 cm

concerns and conceits 2
cast aluminium, sheet acrylic, concrete, steel, wood, tipp-ex, permanent marker, glitter and found objects.

23 x 19 x 16 cm

concerns and conceits 3
sheet acrylic, soap, pearls, wood, glass, plastic and found objects.

8 x 21 x 16 cm

concerns and conceits 4
sheet acrylic, concrete, wood, plastic, mirror, wax, human hair and found objects.

10 x 29 x 23 cm

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weltschmerz

2015

paint sample cards and velvet ribbon.

9.5 x 46 x 0.5 cm

no one is coming

2015

concrete, wood, plastic, mirror, card, rice paper, elastic and found objects.

31 x 14 x 15 cm

perpetual change and inevitable loss

2015

perpetual change and inevitable loss 1
concrete, sheet acrylic, snowcrete, wood, metal, mirror and found objects.

28 x 18 x 16 cm

perpetual change and inevitable loss 2
concrete, steel, stone, granite, plastic, card and found objects.

35 x 40 x 35 cm

perpetual change and inevitable loss 3
concrete, sheet acrylic, polystyrene, plastic, mirror, elastic and found objects.

19 x 20 x 11 cm

perpetual change and inevitable loss 4
concrete, plastic, mirror, bitumen and found objects.

15 x 25 x 12 cm

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Then Me

Then Me Too

what it is and may be about

2015

what it is and may be about 1
cast aluminium, copper, wood, plastic, wax and found objects.

14 x 20 x 27 cm

what it is and may be about 2
concrete, mirror, brass and found objects.

22 x 23 x 17 cm

what it is and may be about 3
concrete, wood, black sand, latex, glass, plastic, wax, mirror and found objects.

10 x 40 x 38 cm

what it is and may be about 4
sheet acrylic, cardboard, bitumen, glass, mirrored plastic, elastic, cardboard and found objects.

48 x 28 x 10 cm

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sometimes nothing

2015

paint sample cards and fabric elastic
9.5 x 56 x 0.5 cm

we should worry

2015

cast aluminium, human hair, lighting, flex, wood, wire and thread
177 x 30 x 46 cm

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exhibition link: Be Right Back

every experience is unrepeatable

2015

paint sample cards and adhesive tape
44 x 39 x 0.2 cm

your ways to convince are impressive

2015

wood, plastic, metal, found hairpins, fabric, paste gems, card and found objects
40 x 30 x 17 cm

exhibition views:

Be Right Back

COLLECTIVE: Greater Than the Sum of the Parts

Salvage. Restore. Repair.

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sometimes everything

2015

paint sample cards and fabric elastic.

9.5 x 74 x 0.5 cm

for those left behind

2015

flint, latex, glass, plastics, wire, tin, plaster, enamel, bone, wood, cloth, metals, [human] hair, cast bronze, chalk, cotton thread, felt, plaster and snowcrete.

16.5 x 90 x 76 cm

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exhibition view: Salvage. Restore. Repair.

born lucky [plastic paddy]

2015

paint sample cards and adhesive tape

9.5 x 25 x 0.2 cm

the habit of doubt

2014

found hair-grips and galvanised wire.

15 x 56 x 4 cm

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exhibition view: Salvage. Restore. Repair.

naught so damn'd

2014

synthetic hair and silk cord.

225 x 200 x 1 cm

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* visualisation

drawing 1, 2 and 3

2014

drawing 1
paper, ballpoint pen and ink.
8.7 x 12.5 cm

drawing 2
paper ballpoint pen and ink.
8.7 x 12.5 cm

drawing 3
paper ballpoint pen and ink.
12.5 x 8.7 cm

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exhibition views: Thinking / Drawing: is there still a place for drawing as a tool for thought in our digital age?

Curious Projects Space & Gallery
"It is never an intention for my drawings to be seen... until now that is. It’s the process of how I figure it all out, activating a dialogue through which things come to a fore, link together, mean something, say something. These drawings dealt with a ritual of collecting [lost] hair-grips (which informed a piece shown in Towner’s East Sussex Open 2014). Whether a couple of hours, large-scale, on a flattened cardboard box or a brief ballpoint sketch on a till receipt, they all matter. For me, drawing cross-examines, plans, visualises and, most importantly, keeps my mind filtered and ticking over."