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"Scaffold I" by Gabriele Beveridge is a striking sculpture composed of transparent circular glass elements with hints of pink and metallic tones, forming a vertical, organic structure. The piece evokes a sense of delicate balance and intricacy, typical of Beveridge's style, which often includes materials sourced from commercial environments. This sculpture plays with the themes of display and surface aesthetics, reflecting Beveridge's interest in the commercialization of beauty and presentation. Through its repetitive yet complex composition, the work critically explores consumer culture's influence on personal and societal identity. ...
Beveridge’s materials frequently derive from commerce sites, particularly those where we prepare and process our bodies or, more accurately, where we pay others to perform labour on our surfaces. Display and presentation are persistent themes throughout the practice. Beveridge includes found photographic imagery, cropped posters and promotional material found in hair and nail salons, alongside photograms, glass and other natural materials. Recent solo and two-person exhibitions include Packed Stars Dividing at Seventeen (2022), Great Pretender at Kai Art Center (2021), Live Dead World at Seventeen (2018-19) Soft Shrinking Tremor at Parisian Laundry, Montreal (2017), Eternity Anyways at Chewday’s, London (2016), Mainland at MOT, Brussels (2015), Health and Strength at La Salle de Bains, Lyon and Gold Diamond Park at Elizabeth Dee, New York (2014). Seventeen presented a solo exhibit by Gabriele Beveridge at LISTE Art Fair, Basel in June 2022. ...