The Art of Silence and Stillness

This essay explores the concepts of ‘silence’ and ‘stillness’ in the work of Marina Abramović. It begins by exploring the origins of these themes, drawn from Abramović’s experience with Indigenous communities in the Western deserts of Australia and their presence throughout her career.

Kiki Smith: I am a Wanderer

The elemental world of Kiki SmithAs the Kiki Smith Exhibition ‘I am a Wanderer’ draws to a close, I wanted to take time to reflect on my experience of volunteering and invigilating at this exhibition. The following is an attempt to capture some of this experience. On...

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My work takes an interrogative approach to space, place and materials, re-interpreting and re-presenting objects and experiences to create a new reflective narrative. This approach exposes form, materiality, provenance and place.

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Counterbalance

Counterbalance

Counterbalance was the degree show for the Brookes Fine Art cohort of 2022 and was the culmination of three years work before during and after ‘Lockdown’. The show embraced the ‘more-than-human constituents of our environment and the persistent vitality of the material world around us.’

Flow

Flow

Flow was the first collaborative exhibition of artists co-curated by Modern Art Oxford volunteers. The exhibited works are selected from a county-wide call out for images, sounds, text and objects that reflect individual experiences of being in creative ‘flow’.

Breathworks

Breathworks

Breathworks was as a digital participatory project led by Lucy Sabin , Creative Associate (Digital) at Modern Art Oxford (MAO). The gallery’s audiences were invited to capture an experience related to breathing, submitting an image and 20-60 seconds of audio via a webform.