Setting Up
by kate.grimes
With the wall up and the main leaf feature installed, it was just a question of fine-tuning attaching issues and tweaking last minute placements..
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Bringing the Outside In
by kate.grimes
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Suspended
by kate.grimes
Further explorations of encasing flowers using alternative materials and methods. The sunflowers were given to me by one of my peers and the roses, as with the flowers used for the wall installation, were kindly donated by Sainsburys! All images ©Kate Grimes
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Where to Begin?
by kate.grimes
The irony of moving from a small corner space in one studio which I occupied for over a year to a much larger one for the short duration of a few months in preparation for the MA final major project and exhibition has not been lost on me. It coincided with the onset of the phenomenon of ever shrinking studio space which is fast becoming a reality for many courses within the arts education system. How do we then inhabit, […]
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Inhabited Space
by kate.grimes
How do we inhabit, move through and interact with our surrounding space? Do objects and materials themselves from a specific site have to remain in situ in order to be relative or can they move around freely and create an alternative narrative? These pieces were made as a series of material tests to explore how to capture space and memory through material. All images ©Kate Grimes
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(Re)placed Outside
by kate.grimes
Altering the physicality of the work by placing it outside in the elements to record the furthering process of decay. These pieces were placed in Richmond Park during Winter this year and revisited after a month. Most of them were still in place but, depending on where they were situated, some had all but disappeared entirely. The last site was a particularly exposed area and only a few of the stalks remained. All images ©Kate Grimes
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Petal Forming
by kate.grimes
Moving on from shaping and forming lotus leaves, these are the beginning of a series of investigations and manipulations of petals into various free form shapes. All images ©Kate Grimes
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Repositioning
by kate.grimes
A repositioning of material in relation to place, form and natural state. All images ©Kate Grimes
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(Re)placed Inside
by kate.grimes
Placing the work within a studio context bringing the concept of familiarity into question, giving it a new identity and direction. Images courtesy of Joseph Emilien ©Kate Grimes
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