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: [accommodation2] : Edinburgh Bruntsfield Youth Hostel : August 22nd
2003 :
artist
name : anna
COPLAND
title
of work :
location
of work : dining room and laundry
room
image
details : 'Bolt the Door', china plates with pencil
and acrylic wash
a
short description of project :
This installation will be in two rooms, the dining area and the laundry room, creating a dialogue between the conflicting purposes of the rooms and using the typical objects found in them as a catalyst for the work.
This installation will be in two rooms, the dining area and the laundry room, creating a dialogue between the conflicting purposes of the rooms and using the typical objects found in them as a catalyst for the work.
about
current work :
The inanimate object is at the centre of my work. I use household objects as a catalyst to disgust or intrigue my audience by perverting it in some way. The domestic setting provides a forum for these objects. The specific and personal relationship people have with household items provokes strong reactions. Distorting familiar objects with approachable aesthetics is intended to simultaneously invite and repel the viewer. I work in 2D and 3D formats using a combination of found objects, assemblage and traditional art practices.
The inanimate object is at the centre of my work. I use household objects as a catalyst to disgust or intrigue my audience by perverting it in some way. The domestic setting provides a forum for these objects. The specific and personal relationship people have with household items provokes strong reactions. Distorting familiar objects with approachable aesthetics is intended to simultaneously invite and repel the viewer. I work in 2D and 3D formats using a combination of found objects, assemblage and traditional art practices.
a
brief biography :
Edinburgh based artist Anna Copland graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 2001. Since then she has spent two months in Gothenburg, Sweden after being awarded a Network North Residency from the Nordic Institute of Contemporary Art. Recent Edinburgh based exhibitions include ‘Just be good’ with Catherine Street at the Traverse Theatre and ‘something precious, something cruel’ with Kirsten Lloyd at The Patriothall Gallery. Other group exhibitions include work with the Djinniditto collective.
Edinburgh based artist Anna Copland graduated from Edinburgh College of Art in 2001. Since then she has spent two months in Gothenburg, Sweden after being awarded a Network North Residency from the Nordic Institute of Contemporary Art. Recent Edinburgh based exhibitions include ‘Just be good’ with Catherine Street at the Traverse Theatre and ‘something precious, something cruel’ with Kirsten Lloyd at The Patriothall Gallery. Other group exhibitions include work with the Djinniditto collective.