An exhibition curated by ElizabethTurrell and Beate Gegenwart
Heat Exchange 2 brings new artists into the project, to connect with
artists who participated in the first exhibition in May 2012.
Look forward to more engaging posts and lively discussion from these dedicated and passionate makers in 2014 and 2015. To see the new roster in its complete form check out The Artists page.
Our exhibition schedule so far is:
Craft in the Bay, Cardiff, UK from 11th of September 2015 until the 8th November 2015
Kulturhaus Kroenbacken, Erfurt, Germany in 2016 from 19th March 2016 until the 1st May 2016.
Finally! Here are some images of the Heat Exchange works installed. All pictures were taken at the Shemer Museum and Arts Center in Scottsdale, AZ in the USA. Enjoy!
The Heat Exchange exhibition was staged as a part of the SNAG conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. During the conference, local artist and podcaster Jay Whaley broadcast his MetalSmith BenchTalk radio interview program from a spot inside the conference venue. Amongst a stellar lineup of guests somehow I got the nod to have a chat with Jay and Greg, so starting about half an hour from the end you can have a listen to me speaking about the Heat Exchange show, amongst other things. (Ignore the listing, I somehow ended up just after Loring.)
Before thinking about a ‘Heat Exchange 2’, I thought I would like to add some close ups of what happened to the ‘Companions’ to the Blog.
One of the ‘Companions’, which at this stage is fired with the grip coat only. The stainless steel blackens in the kiln. The next layer is a ‘sieving layer’ of small motifs. This is followed by a layer of wet process white enamel.
This is the same piece after finishing.
The blackened stainless steel is polished back to a silver surface. The enamel areas are gently abraded to reveal the motifs and sgraffito marks. The laser engraving is the final layer to complete the ‘story’.
Last week we installed and opened the Heat Exchange exhibition. Below are some images from the opening at the Shemer Art Gallery and Museum in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Since my work is on route to the gallery, I thought I would add something to the blog. As I mentioned in my last post I have been experimenting with faceted 3D surfaces and projecting them flat to create sudo optical illusions. I then use the projection as a tool path for the laser and etch them onto enamel. I have included a multi-step image of the wire-framed surface from the RHINO. I start with the distorted 3D surface and then slowly rotate my view until I get the desired top, aerial view. I am also including an image of the final piece after the enameled portion is set in a sterling frame. The “flap” or enameled surface moves with the body and pivots on the top of the frame. Both sides of the flap have been etched with the laser. The back side has a flat mesh and the front side has the projected mesh.
I am so very excited for the show.
Well, the work all seems to be done with a crazy flurry of activity right up until the very end. I have included images of the last two works — am still mentally processing its meaning.
This body of work, titled Limena (including works-Limen, Unknowable, Niche, Repair, Spectacle), uses commercially made ceramic decals made from photographs I shot that describes limenal spaces or the spaces that exist in between. These thresholds serves as a metaphor for transformation-a crossing over from one state to the next.
the kiln is off – but its 90 degrees in Phoenix! I’m flying tomorrow and still not ready to go…a bit concerned that 17 kilos of enamelled iron may not make it through airport security! I’ll embrace the experience and look forward to seeing the show…
