Isobel Church
MA work
MA work
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Observatory, detail, 2014
Porcelain, cobalt, iron wire, steel
300 x 100 x 100 cm | Photographer: Dominic Tschudin -
Dreamers, detail, 2014
Wooden chairs, concrete cast of lunar surface
90 x 50 cm | Photographer: Dominic Tschudin -
Murmuration I, 2014
Limited edition print
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Murmuration I, detail, 2014
Limited edition print
40 x 40 cm
Tracery
Observatory
Stained porcelain, iron wire, steel, 100 x 100 x 300cm
A tower composed of constellations of stained porcelain components invites the viewer to stargaze towards a circular opening in the roof. Drawing on our affinity with staring skywards, the latticework observatory also suggests tracery at a microscopic level – the growing interconnections of atoms and particles, neurones and ideas.
Dreamers
Concrete, wooden chairs, 90 x 50cm
Two chairs lean back against each other, just touching. With seats cast from topographical maps of the lunar surface, you could almost sit on the moon. Two daydreamers lean back on their chairs at the back of class, dreaming of escape.
Murmuration of murmurations
Limited edition prints, 40 x 40cm
Photographs of murmurations of starlings folded and abstracted to become intricate patterns reminiscent of gothic tracery and stained glass windows
Info
Info
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MA Degree
School
School of Humanities
Programme
MA Ceramics & Glass, 2014
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Contact
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+44791 772 7384
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My work sits somewhere between fable and science, fiction and observation, existing in an undetermined time and place. With a background in Anthropology and Chinese art, these explorations draw on symbolic language, mythological and metaphorical landscapes and imaginary voyage.
I like the possibility of creating tactile connections with what can seem unfathomably vast, distant or ineffable. There’s a certain power in knowing that a tangible object corresponds to the craters and crevasses of the moon. Working across a variety of materials, including porcelain, Chinese ink, concrete and found objects, and combining traditional techniques with new technologies, the pieces often have some connection to the hypnotic aspects of scientific mapping and discovery.
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Degrees
- MA Chinese Art History, SOAS, University of London, 2007; BSc Anthropology & Psychology, Durham University, 2005