Carousel was a group exhibition that turns around the possibilities found within the field of abstraction. At The Koppel Project Central, London in May 2019.
The exhibition uses the idea of the carousel to evoke a quick succession of objects or bodies in motion. This offers an overview of the sensory spin that abstraction might aim to provoke through colour, form and materiality. Either through painting, or sculptural installation, Carousel grasps this concept metaphorically by confronting multiple notions, such as the use of language, geometric or gestural systems and the examination of the material of painting itself.
The exhibition's intention was to simulate the intensity and absorption of a play space, highlighting the differences and similarities between each investigation. The heterogeneous nature of the works aimed to provoke an optical and tactile dizziness, thus allowing the works to become distorted or placed into focus, to probe at the myriad possibilities of material manipulation.
My work in Carousel 'Report in 2 parts (after Bellini) was made specifically for the exhibition, responding to the research proposition put forward by the curators Amelia Bowles and Antoine Langenieux-Villard, while also developing further ongoing studio concerns.
