Articulation: Language, Object, Space
Curator
Ipswich Art Gallery
2024
Curator
Ipswich Art Gallery
2024
Language, like all of us, has had to adapt
rapidly and repeatedly in recent times. This
exhibition which I curated with designers Roz and Chris de Waal McKenzie, explored the transformative shift in language, particularly
examining how designers and artists have responded to these changes in the
creation and design of space and objects.
It investigated the intricate interplay between language and its impact on the contemporary cultural, social, and political aspects of our environment and artifacts.
To explore these questions the exhibition used a historical lens, focusing on three Greek concepts—'Logos', 'Graphe', and 'Rhema'— delving into the intricate relationship between spoken, written, and transformational words.
Artists and designers were invited to respond, each contributing to the overarching dialogue between the tangible and intangible, spoken and silent, and abstract and concrete works on display in the current context of their practices.
Works developed for the exhibition touched on the impact of AI and language models on practice; the 'language of the image' to think and communicate with; projected color-coded texts; sound works; concrete poetry; and works exploring the etymology of language and words significant to an artist’s practice.
Featured artist and designers
Lincoln Austin, Simon de Groot, Gibson Karlo, Marc Harrison, Jacqueline Kaytar, Jo Ward, Caroline Austin, Alex du Plessis, Alexander Lotersztai, Martin Mogilski, Roz de Waal McKenzie, David Shaw and Chris McKenzie
Photos: Kelley Sheenan/Claudia Baxter
It investigated the intricate interplay between language and its impact on the contemporary cultural, social, and political aspects of our environment and artifacts.
To explore these questions the exhibition used a historical lens, focusing on three Greek concepts—'Logos', 'Graphe', and 'Rhema'— delving into the intricate relationship between spoken, written, and transformational words.
Artists and designers were invited to respond, each contributing to the overarching dialogue between the tangible and intangible, spoken and silent, and abstract and concrete works on display in the current context of their practices.
Works developed for the exhibition touched on the impact of AI and language models on practice; the 'language of the image' to think and communicate with; projected color-coded texts; sound works; concrete poetry; and works exploring the etymology of language and words significant to an artist’s practice.
Featured artist and designers
Lincoln Austin, Simon de Groot, Gibson Karlo, Marc Harrison, Jacqueline Kaytar, Jo Ward, Caroline Austin, Alex du Plessis, Alexander Lotersztai, Martin Mogilski, Roz de Waal McKenzie, David Shaw and Chris McKenzie
Photos: Kelley Sheenan/Claudia Baxter