Sorsha Galvin
MA work
MA work
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Imprint, Sorsha Galvin 2013
Plaster -
Creep, Sorsha Galvin 2014
Bronze -
Helmet, Sorsha Galvin 2014
Earthenware clay -
Reach, 2013
Plaster and clay residue -
Shell, Sorsha Galvin 2013
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solitude, 2014
Plaster and wax
Immaterial
Perhaps there is a relationship
between thinking and movement, thinking and stillness. Clay is the medium I use
to draw out unconscious thoughts. The act of touching provides a certain
affirmation of my being. The physical making of these works has informed their
meaning and includes the partial burial of my body in clay and the excavation
of fragile figures. Looking at the relationship between this transformative
material and my body, one of the questions I ask is “What can be contained in
space, physically and metaphorically?” I believe clues to understanding our
embodiment lie in the physical traces of humanity. The marks left behind by
physical interaction speak directly to the unconscious about our perception of
space and time and have the power to silence us. In each of us lies the
potential to sense the other.
By manipulating absence and presence I
aim to place us in the in-between. Creating objects that are imbued with traces
and become disembodied signifiers of human existence.
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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07585055571
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Perhaps there is a relationship between thinking and movement, thinking and stillness. Clay is the medium I use to draw out unconscious thoughts. The act of touching provides a certain affirmation of my being. The physical making of these works has informed their meaning and includes the partial burial of my body in clay and the excavation of fragile figures. Looking at the relationship between this transformative material and my body, one of the questions I ask is, 'What can be contained in space, physically and metaphorically?' I believe clues to understanding our embodiment lie in the physical traces of humanity. The marks left behind by physical interaction speak directly to the unconscious about our perception of space and time and have the power to silence us. In each of us lies the potential to sense the other.
By manipulating absence and presence I aim to place us in the in-between. Creating objects that are imbued with traces and become disembodied signifiers of human existence.
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Degrees
- BA (Hons) Fine Art (Ceramics), Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Ireland, 2011
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Experience
- Visiting lecturer, Bath Spa University, 2013; Created and led workshop, 'Finding Shapes', Reachout RCA, 2013; Co-curated and managed Anima exhibition, London, 2013; Artist assistant to Hitomi Hosono, 2013–present; Learning support worker for art and design, Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2012; Board member, Niland Gallery, 2011
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Exhibitions
- Student Show, Ceramic Art London, 2014; Kfest, Kerry, Ireland, 2014; Anima, Asylum, Caroline Gardens Chapel, London, 2013; BCB Design Tableware, British Ceramics Biennial, Spode Factory, Stoke-on-Trent, 2013; Art Food, Flow gallery, London 2013; Up and Running, Ceramic Art london, 2013; Art and Style, Brown Thomas, Galway, Ireland, 2012; Intro, Galway Bay Galleries, Galway, Ireland, 2012; Work-in-progress Show, The Shed, Galway, Ireland, 2012
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Awards
- Travel and training award, Arts council of Ireland, 2012
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Publications
- Top form: graduates, Crafts magazine, no.248, 2014