This abstract sculpture features a jumble of found objects, including books, electronics, and various materials, balanced precariously on a wooden structure with serrated edges. The piece utilizes a vibrant color palette, with shades of pink, orange, and white contrasting against the natural wood tones. The overall composition has a dynamic, off-kilter quality, hinting at themes of instability and the transient nature of material possessions. The artist's intention may be to challenge conventional notions of art and object-making, inviting the viewer to consider the relationship between form, function, and the everyday. ...
Jeremy Hutchison fuses performance, sculpture, video, and text to interrogate the absurdities and contradictions of contemporary life. He critically engages with systems of production and consumption, using absurdity and farce to expose contradictions inherent in global capitalism. Drawing from his background in advertising, Hutchison appropriates the language and strategies of commercial media, inverting them to highlight issues such as waste colonialism, labor exploitation, and the commodification of desire. A notable aspect of Hutchison's work is his exploration of the global trade in secondhand clothing. Through performances and installations, he embodies the figure of the "Dead White Man," a term used in Ghana to describe discarded Western garments. By wearing sculptures made from these clothes, Hutchison critiques the environmental and social impacts of textile waste and the inequities of global trade. His practice often involves collaboration with communities affected by the issues he addresses. In projects like the British Textile Biennial, he worked with participants to transform secondhand clothes into effigies, invoking traditional rituals to comment on the legacy of colonialism and the politics of waste. Through his work, Hutchison invites audiences to reconsider the narratives surrounding consumer goods and their global implications, using humor and disruption as tools for critical reflection. ...
Pi Artworks is an international contemporary art gallery with spaces in London and Istanbul. Its mission is to offer a diverse and active programme that initiates social change. Pi Artworks was founded in Istanbul in 1998. By moving to London in 2013, Pi Artworks wanted to make connections, explore “shared histories”, and bridge artists from different geographies. Pi Artworks London is located in Fitzrovia in the heart of London's West End. Pi Artworks Istanbul gallery relocated to PIyalepasa in close proximity to Arter Museum, with a 350 sq mt. space designed by Polat Group. Since its inception, the gallery has worked with emerging and established artists with the aim of allowing their work to grow in terms of new projects and exhibitions. Pi Artworks now represents a total of eighteen international artists, two-thirds of whom are female. The gallery is also a member of London Collective, and IGA (International Galleries Alliance). ...
