Helen Joy Rogers forener i sin soloudstilling Burn not the flowers keramik, maleri og collage i en undersøgelse af minder, følelser, sansninger og drømme. Med udgangspunkt i leret former hun det jordnære materiale til keramiske former, der bliver beholdere for malerier og collager. Lerets fasthed står i kontrast til billeder, der bevæger sig mellem det figurative og det abstrakte og afspejler vores indre verdeners omskiftelige karakter.
Værkerne er inspireret af de mærkelige og fantastiske kvaliteter i middelalderens europæiske kunst, hvor den hverdagslige verden ofte blev forvandlet gennem fantasi, symbolik og personlig fortolkning. Alkymistiske idéer spiller også en rolle, særligt forestillingen om transformation gennem en langsom og nænsom proces.
I stedet for at arbejde hen imod et fastlagt tema lader Rogers intuition og tilfældighed guide processen. Billeder opstår fra det underbevidste og bringes sammen gennem maleri og collage, så der gives form til erfaringer, som ellers kan være vanskelige at sætte ord på.
Burn not the flowers undersøger rummet mellem det fysiske og det psykologiske – og den skrøbelige proces, det er at give form til det, der findes i os.
English version:
Helen brings together ceramics, painting and collage to explore memories, feelings, sensations and dreams.
Helen brings together ceramics, painting and collage to explore memories, feelings, sensations and dreams.
She begins with clay, shaping earthy materials into ceramic forms that become containers for painted and collaged images. The solidity of the clay is contrasted with images that move between the figurative and the abstract, reflecting the shifting nature of our inner worlds.
The work is influenced by the strange and fantastical qualities of medieval European art, where the everyday world was often transformed through imagination, symbolism and personal interpretation. Alchemical ideas also inform the work, particularly the notion of transformation through a slow and delicate process.
Rather than working towards a fixed theme, Rogers allows intuition and chance to guide the making. Images emerge from the subconscious and are brought together through painting and collage, giving form to experiences that can otherwise be difficult to articulate.
Burn not the flowers is an exploration of the space between the physical and the psychological — and of the fragile process of giving form to what exists within us.
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Wild horses Gallery
Wild horses Gallery