Kim Coleman (b. 1976) is a Northern Irish artist based in London and Jenny Hogarth (b. 1979) is a Scottish artist based in Edinburgh. They have been working together since 2003. Recent solo exhibitions and projects include ‘Glare’, S1 Artspace, Sheffield (2009); ‘Act Natural’, Picture This, Bristol (2009) and the Museum of Bath at Work, Bath (2008); ‘Nought to Sixty’ (with the Boyle Family), ICA, London (2008) and ‘Timebank’, Associates, London (2007).
‘Glare’
Glare 2009 Kim Coleman & Jenny Hogarth
“‘Glare’ describes an optical malfunction, the overload or feedback that sends either the human eye or the light sensor of a camera into a squinting confusion. But it is also that acute, controlled form of looking intended to produce discomfort in the viewer – a form of aggression instead of a symptom. It is something that happens to you, and something that you do to others. Coleman and Hogarth acknowledge that both senses are at play when artists put themselves, and their work, on display for a viewer.” - Jonathan Griffin (Frieze magazine)
Coleman & Hogarth’s collaborative practice places a special emphasis on the participatory and performative aspects of art practice. They work with video and more specifically light, as a malleable and transient material to create immersive installations and sculptural objects. Their performances extend the collaborative relationship further, with audience participation at times essential to their execution, bringing a degree of spontaneity and improvisation to staged events. Relationships between the artificial and the natural are an ongoing area of interest and in Glare this is investigated through an exploration of the performativity of people and technology.
The combination of props and projections in Glare suggest the set of a fashion shoot. By exposing the mechanics of production, the artists allow the exchange between camera and subject to be examined. Objects under the glare of the camera appear to ‘perform’ as attention is drawn to the supporting props disrupting the usual hierarchies that exist between, subject, camera and background.
The choreographed installation of projected video works explore a range of visual effects and processes achieved through the manipulation of mirrors, light, repetitive processes and movement. The artists playfully remind us that even in a seemingly controlled environment, chance, circumstance and interaction all have their part to play.
As with their choreographed performances, the exhibition features elements of both the prepared and the unpredicted – disclosure and concealment – allowing ideas and potential from both to emerge. The works circumspectly unravel the relationship between the camera, its subject and its maker through various techniques of disclosure.
Glare demonstrates Coleman & Hogarth’s interest in the interplay between the controlled and the contrived to test if and where elements of either may reside. (Excerpts from sheffield Contemporary Art Forum)
http://kimcolemanjennyhogarth.co.uk/glare.htm
http://www.frieze.com/shows/review/kim_coleman_and_jenny_hogarth
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You can watch their other pieces of work – ‘Act Natural,’ ‘With the Boyle Family,’ and ’Affect Reflect Connect.’
http://kimcolemanjennyhogarth.co.uk/
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