Charles Rickleton
MA work
MA work
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Textured Concrete Replica of a Tiki Mug, Charles Rickleton 2015
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Hoa Hakananai'a appropriated as a surfer's lucky pendant, Charles Rickleton 2015
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Moai Replicas in Three Stages, Charles Rickleton 2015
Plastic, imitation stone spray-paint, concrete
Aku Tikis and the Authentic Original
Images of the moai are commonplace in contemporary visual culture. From adverts for headphones to Japanese video games, from newspaper cartoons to Internet memes they are frequently detached from their origins and appropriated as a tool of communication. Instantly recognisable and copyright-free these once spiritual objects have been plundered for their commercial value, divorced from their original function and meaning. Through 3D capture technology and this publication I am attempting to unravel the logic behind this practice of appropriation and observe the different ways in which we may experience a more complex understanding of the moai in the future.
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MA Degree
School
School of Communication
Programme
MA Visual Communication, 2015
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Contact
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+44 (0)7903 659350
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My practise encompasses a multi-disciplinary approach routed in research. Common themes in my work are the explorations of language, symbols, artefacts and modes of replication and representation. A major focus in my current work is an examination of the ways in which the ubiquitous statues of Easter Island, the moai, have been appropriated for various communication purposes and how we might experience these stone monoliths in the light of certain emerging technologies.
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Degrees
- BA Architecture, Glasgow School of Art, 2010
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Exhibitions
- 1913: Rite of Spring, 134 Renfrew Street and The Old Hairdressers, Glasgow, 2013; Physics Happens in a Dark Place, Shoreditch Town Hall, London, 2014; Brave New World, Bootsbau Gallery, Berlin, 2014; Hyperstore, Holdron’s Arcade, London, 2015
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Awards
- Peter Picard Travel Bursary Award 2014