Research- Karin Lehmann
Research- Karin Lehmann
'Sediment Sampling'
http://www.simonebodmerturner.com/blog/2018/1/4/karin-lehmann-sediment-sampling-2014
This installation was of 200 unfired clay pots that were filled with water and deconstructed themselves over the course of several hours in a project titled 'Sediment Sampling'. This piece came to my attention through a friend who runs an ethical clothing company, she uses artists and nature to draw inspiration. It is the colours of the unfired clay which seem to be so seductive to people. The earthly qualities which seep into the man made structure of a vase. The vessel becoming useless. The cyclical process of these works means there is an improved ethical commentary to them, with the use of sediments and trust in the movement of the unfired clay. I can see many interfaces between my own work and this piece/artist. The way in which this work is technically losing its value over the course of the installation means that it is not allowing itself to be subject to the neoliberal modern demands of a gallery space. It is however, gaining artistic integrity.
Characteristically Karin Lehmann’s practise involves exploration of materials and their properties, combining substance and process until a work is manifested in the designated space. Lehmann applies processes like heat, pressure or gravity to elicit responses from basic materials, such as sheet glass, plaster or clay, and the outcome of the procedures are most likely exhibited in situ. The results are minimal, concise, delicate arrangements. These delicate arrangements along with the muted natural colours and forms are what really draws me to her work. Although my own work does not deal with delicate themes or commentaries, I feel the work should contrast this to endear the viewer. Positive and historic connotations are less alienating.
'Sediment Sampling'
http://www.simonebodmerturner.com/blog/2018/1/4/karin-lehmann-sediment-sampling-2014
This installation was of 200 unfired clay pots that were filled with water and deconstructed themselves over the course of several hours in a project titled 'Sediment Sampling'. This piece came to my attention through a friend who runs an ethical clothing company, she uses artists and nature to draw inspiration. It is the colours of the unfired clay which seem to be so seductive to people. The earthly qualities which seep into the man made structure of a vase. The vessel becoming useless. The cyclical process of these works means there is an improved ethical commentary to them, with the use of sediments and trust in the movement of the unfired clay. I can see many interfaces between my own work and this piece/artist. The way in which this work is technically losing its value over the course of the installation means that it is not allowing itself to be subject to the neoliberal modern demands of a gallery space. It is however, gaining artistic integrity.
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