Wednesday 15 June 2016

Katie Lewis

She devises elaborate methods of recording data about herself, mean sensations felt by various body parts or other aspects of life minutiae plotted over time using little more than pins, thread and pencil marked dates. The artworks themselves are abstracted from their actual purpose, and only the organic forms, representing the accumulation data over timer left. She describes her process as being extremely rigid, involving the creation of strict rules on how data is collected, documented, and eventually transformed into these pseudo- scientific installations. The work is often organised into grid like charts and diagrams mimicking science and medicine representations of the body as a specimen, visually displayed for the purpose of gaining knowledge.

Francesa Pasquali

matting and weaving
contemporary materials
chromatic interlacing
experimental research and materials
about the journey and idea development
straws
work on the floor
sculpture that come to life
a point of departure
interactive sculptures
we usually see straws one at a time
organic coral
bacteria growths
straws that can also be heard (auditory perception)
the complete sculpture acts as a sound board
alveolar surface and height of straws
she wonders around her work checking each point of view and angle so she doesn't just focus on one point. But there are multiple areas to be observed (controlled or not controlled

Jackson pollok