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Joanne Masding
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I have a fascination with edges and attempting to define where edges are. The horizon is merely the edge of the earth, and can only ever be far away, yet we view landscape as if on a vertical plane in front of us which has little relation to the ground we stand on. Likewise we consider the sky as above us, yet it begins after the edge of the ground. I place objects together to form temporary situations that mimic these oddities and therefore highlight them. I am primarily concerned with how we view our surroundings. Notions of flatness lend themselves to painting. As I have been considering archetypal specimens of landscape rather than specific places, romantic connotations are of interest. The use of toys gives my work a playful feel, and an idea of faux-naivety is carried further through replications of simple, childlike drawings of landscapes and buildings.
The process of making the sculptures is often quick, involving no permanent fixings, just gravity. Few actions are used to form an arrangement.
Alongside this process, I spend time inscribing a pseudonym of ‘jo-hann’ onto all the objects in my collection. I find this near automated, never ending task beneficial with regards to thinking about my work, and although it may appear pointless, time which passes whilst doing it is spent purposefully rather than wasted.
EXHIBITION HISTORY:
Pipe Dream - Group Show - Tether Studios - Nottingham - November 2007 - www.pipe-dream.org.uk
An interdisciplinary Exhibition - Recent graduates group show - Custard Factory - Birmingham - November 2007 - www.aninterdisciplinaryexhibition.com
Done to Death – '14 Gifted Children' group show – Loxford Tower, Manchester – August 2007
Panoramic – '14 Gifted Children' group show – Loxford Tower, Manchester – April 2007
Should We Distinguish Between This and That? – '14 Gifted Children' group show – Loxford Tower, Manchester – March 2007
14 Gifted Children Present; - 14 Gifted Children collaborative project – The Basement Studio, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester – October-November 2006
Noise Festival Showcase - Magma Bookshop, London – September 2006
Noise Festival Showcase – Urbis, Manchester – October 2006
Other (please state) – group show – The Custard Factory Gallery, Birmingham – August 2006
Room X – culmination of collaborative workshop in Helsinki – Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland – July-August 2006
The Essence of Something Interesting – '14 Gifted Children' group show – Triangle Shopping Centre, Manchester – May 2006
Emerge – group show – Victoria Baths, Manchester – Feb 2006
Another product – group show – Cornerhouse, Manchester – Jan 2006
Amalgamation – group show – The Bay Horse, Manchester – November 2005
Ten – group show – Space, Manchester – 2004
The process of making the sculptures is often quick, involving no permanent fixings, just gravity. Few actions are used to form an arrangement.
Alongside this process, I spend time inscribing a pseudonym of ‘jo-hann’ onto all the objects in my collection. I find this near automated, never ending task beneficial with regards to thinking about my work, and although it may appear pointless, time which passes whilst doing it is spent purposefully rather than wasted.
EXHIBITION HISTORY:
Pipe Dream - Group Show - Tether Studios - Nottingham - November 2007 - www.pipe-dream.org.uk
An interdisciplinary Exhibition - Recent graduates group show - Custard Factory - Birmingham - November 2007 - www.aninterdisciplinaryexhibition.com
Done to Death – '14 Gifted Children' group show – Loxford Tower, Manchester – August 2007
Panoramic – '14 Gifted Children' group show – Loxford Tower, Manchester – April 2007
Should We Distinguish Between This and That? – '14 Gifted Children' group show – Loxford Tower, Manchester – March 2007
14 Gifted Children Present; - 14 Gifted Children collaborative project – The Basement Studio, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester – October-November 2006
Noise Festival Showcase - Magma Bookshop, London – September 2006
Noise Festival Showcase – Urbis, Manchester – October 2006
Other (please state) – group show – The Custard Factory Gallery, Birmingham – August 2006
Room X – culmination of collaborative workshop in Helsinki – Kiasma, Helsinki, Finland – July-August 2006
The Essence of Something Interesting – '14 Gifted Children' group show – Triangle Shopping Centre, Manchester – May 2006
Emerge – group show – Victoria Baths, Manchester – Feb 2006
Another product – group show – Cornerhouse, Manchester – Jan 2006
Amalgamation – group show – The Bay Horse, Manchester – November 2005
Ten – group show – Space, Manchester – 2004
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Exhibitions:
Done to Death
Should we distinguish between This and That?
PANORAMIC
14 Gifted Children Present
Essence of Something Interesting
Practical Propagation
Sale at The Royal Standard
Publications:
Should we distinguish between This and That?
PANORAMIC
External links:
The Official website of Joanne Masding
Click here for more images
Exhibitions:
Done to Death
Should we distinguish between This and That?
PANORAMIC
14 Gifted Children Present
Essence of Something Interesting
Practical Propagation
Sale at The Royal Standard
Publications:
Should we distinguish between This and That?
PANORAMIC
External links:
The Official website of Joanne Masding
