Helen Davison
MA work
MA work
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Duet - Breaking Point, Helen Davison 2017
Live Art
5'4" | Photographer: Helen Davison -
SMILE, Helen Davison 2017
Live Art
5'4" | Photographer: Gustaf Broms -
Throat Singing, Helen Davison 2017
Live Art
5'4" | Photographer: Nigel Rolfe -
Public Property, Helen Davison 2017
Live Art
5'4"
Tipping Point
Info
Info
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MA Degree
School
School of Humanities
Programme
MA Print, 2017
Specialism
performance
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Contact
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Through live work I explore the effect of the female voice on the body and the effect of the female body on the voice.
I attempt to overcome or navigate boundaries to the voice, by applying materials, imagery and texts which extend on, or interrupt, the act of vocalisation.
I am interested in queering language, embracing chaos and arriving at a point of encounter which is palpable and haunting in order to find resonance in ambiguity.
I am currently investigating the mouth as a point of conflict and opportunity.
It is the maw to which the eyes are drawn in fascination, a site of erotic encounter and mastication, enjoyment and revulsion. The means by which we communicate or politely suppress our experiences. For me it is a vocal chamber, where words try to form but fall short, unable to truly reflect the inner workings and experiences of the female body.
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Degrees
- BA Fine Art, Chelsea College of Art, 2007
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Exhibitions
- Revolve Festival, Uppsala Konstmuseum, Uppsala, 2017; Five Minutes of Your Time, Testbed, London, 2017; Sound Beneath Earth, Dyson Performance Space, London, 2016; Liberté d'Action, L'Amore, Paris, 2016; P.A.M., Labirynt Gallery, Lublin, 2016; Lime in Aid, Limehouse Town Hall, London 2016; Being-Doing, Asylum, London, 2016; Revolve Festival, Uppsala Konstmuseum, Uppsala, 2016