Eva Gold's sculpture "24/7" presents a luminescent rectangular form, glowing with warm amber hues. The piece's textured surface hints at a grid, lending structure to the otherwise soft, illuminated shape. The minimalist composition suggests abstraction, focusing on light as a central subject. Gold's use of materials and form evokes a cinematic quality, inviting contemplation of what is shown versus concealed. Through this work, Gold explores themes tied to continuous cycles and the omnipresence of modern life's demands, subtly pointing to capitalism’s pervasive influence. ...
Eva Gold (b. 1994, Manchester) is a British visual artist whose practice spans sculpture, drawing, and moving image. Her work is united by a cinematic sensibility and a precise, often fetishistic use of materials—bone, steel, carved soap, leather, vulcanised rubber—arranged to evoke tension, intimacy, and unease. Often suggesting fragmented narratives or withheld scenes, Gold invites the viewer to consider what lies just beyond the frame, conjuring a sense of illicitness or latent threat.
Found objects, imbued with their own histories, and sensory triggers like scent are recurring elements in her installations, which frequently present bodies in parts—absent, dismembered, or ghosted through hanging garments. Themes of power, violence, and desire move through the work, often framed by the structural constraints of capitalism. References to American cultural mythologies—particularly cinema—underscore her exploration of spectacle, control, and the body’s role within both. ...
