Curved Space
Acme Residency Showcase Exhibition
30 September – 22 October 2022
More info: www.peeruk.org/curved-space
Curved Space is an exhibition of new works by artists Holly Buckle, Kristīne Daukšte, Lisa-Marie Harris and Bryan Giuseppi Rodriguez Cambana, marking the culmination of a year-long residency with London-based arts organisation, Acme. The title of this exhibition directly refers to the curvature of their shared studio at Acme’s Warton House, where the four artists have been in residency since January 2022. Artists selected for Acme’s early career programme are invited without thematic restrictions, bringing a group of artists together to share a space, time, and conversation over the course of a year.
While each of the artists’ work is informed by their own perspective and processes, their work shares an interest in, and negotiation of, how communal space is navigated. In discussing their work, Gaston Bachelard’s 1958 book, The Poetics of Space, is frequently referred to a philosophical theory that proposes all spaces – architectural and imagined – embody meaning, feeling and memory for those occupying them and that space, in turn, evokes thoughts, attitudes and meaning dependant on an individual’s lived experience.
Kristīne Daukšte explores our relation to space. She is interested in how human bodies react to space and the objects within it and encourages viewers to question one's own attitudes to space and body. The work aims to create an environment that supports reflection on our own connection to actual and theoretical layers within objects and concepts in society.
Kristīne's background is in stage design, and this influence can be seen in her work in which she creates worlds that have morphed from a real-world narrative. Her installation at PEER starts with a poster on the wall outside and flows through the street-facing windows into a gathering of sculptures and paintings inside the space. The narrative of the installation stems from an archaeological dig that the artist was researching, in which some early human figurines and tools were discovered, representing how humans have been considering themselves within space for millennia and continue to do so, as Kristīne does through her practice.
Text by Darnell Morris
Acme Residency Showcase Exhibition
30 September – 22 October 2022
More info: www.peeruk.org/curved-space
Curved Space is an exhibition of new works by artists Holly Buckle, Kristīne Daukšte, Lisa-Marie Harris and Bryan Giuseppi Rodriguez Cambana, marking the culmination of a year-long residency with London-based arts organisation, Acme. The title of this exhibition directly refers to the curvature of their shared studio at Acme’s Warton House, where the four artists have been in residency since January 2022. Artists selected for Acme’s early career programme are invited without thematic restrictions, bringing a group of artists together to share a space, time, and conversation over the course of a year.
While each of the artists’ work is informed by their own perspective and processes, their work shares an interest in, and negotiation of, how communal space is navigated. In discussing their work, Gaston Bachelard’s 1958 book, The Poetics of Space, is frequently referred to a philosophical theory that proposes all spaces – architectural and imagined – embody meaning, feeling and memory for those occupying them and that space, in turn, evokes thoughts, attitudes and meaning dependant on an individual’s lived experience.
Kristīne Daukšte explores our relation to space. She is interested in how human bodies react to space and the objects within it and encourages viewers to question one's own attitudes to space and body. The work aims to create an environment that supports reflection on our own connection to actual and theoretical layers within objects and concepts in society.
Kristīne's background is in stage design, and this influence can be seen in her work in which she creates worlds that have morphed from a real-world narrative. Her installation at PEER starts with a poster on the wall outside and flows through the street-facing windows into a gathering of sculptures and paintings inside the space. The narrative of the installation stems from an archaeological dig that the artist was researching, in which some early human figurines and tools were discovered, representing how humans have been considering themselves within space for millennia and continue to do so, as Kristīne does through her practice.
Text by Darnell Morris
For those who are absent, I feel sorry fordigital print, 60 × 84 cm
Oh, how I wish that only blooming was on my mind
Kā gribētos, lai tikai ziedēšana prātā
oil on canvas, milliput and nails, 122 × 170 cm
Five locations or maybe morePiecas vai vairāk lokācijas
five foldable stools, acrylic or oil on canvas, nylon thread and milliput, each 30 x 25.5 x 31.5 cm
Scraper
Skrāpītis
wood, milliput, 8 x 16 x 2.8 cm
An act of trying to figure out something
Mēģinājums saprast
oil on canvas, nylon thread, polyester filling, salt dough and acrylic paint, variable
dimensions
DaggerDuncītis
oil on canvas, 15 x 85 x 3 cm
Five locations or maybe morePiecas vai vairāk lokācijas
five foldable stools, acrylic or oil on canvas, nylon thread and milliput, each 30 x 25.5 x 31.5 cm
PressureSpiediens
milliput, acrylic, paint, metal wire, 5 x 9 x 4.5 cm
Five locations or maybe more
Piecas vai vairāk lokācijas
five foldable stools, acrylic or oil on canvas, nylon thread and milliput, each 30 x 25.5 x 31.5 cm
Surface restingKārta atpūtā
oil on canvas,milliput, varibale dimensions
ResidueNogulsnes
salt dough, acrylic paint, 29 x 16 x 12 cm
Five locations or maybe more
Piecas vai vairāk lokācijas
five foldable stools, acrylic or oil on canvas, nylon thread and milliput, each 30 x 25.5 x 31.5 cm
