ripples congregate on the surface at dusk

Kira Freije

ripples congregate on the surface at dusk, 202253 x 38 x 21cmSign in to view price
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stainless steel, mouth blown glass, led lightThe approach
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Human-crafted. AI-refined.

This contemporary artwork features an intriguing assemblage of various materials, including crumpled metallic sheets, wooden components, and a central glass vessel. The composition showcases a juxtaposition of textures, with the rough, wrinkled surfaces contrasting with the smooth, rounded glass elements. The color palette is primarily muted, with shades of gray, brown, and black predominating. The overall design suggests a sense of industrial or mechanical aesthetics, hinting at the artist's exploration of the relationship between natural and man-made forms. The piece likely reflects the artist's interest in the intersection of materiality, functionality, and conceptual themes within the realm of contemporary art. ...

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Kira Freije
Artist
Kira Freije
B.1985, British

Consciously moving between structures of poetry and sculpture, Freije gathers pieces of scrap metal, discarded objects, or offcuts from her studio while simultaneously collecting words or loose phrases jotted down in her sketchbook. She fuses these two crafts together in her installations. Assemblages of steel figures, glass blown lamps, and ruinous forms are scattered through a space with poetic titles binding these concrete constellations through a narrative web. The focus on figure links her with sculptors such as Caroline Mesquita or Anthony Gormley, while the disheveled, decaying quality of Freije’s alloy bodies sets her apart. Like a theatre set frozen on stage or a historic moment halted by a spell, an unsettling sense of longing pulses through Freije’s tableaux. Cast metal figures kneel in penance with their heads in their hands, or brittle limbs reach out in ecstasy, their mouths crying out in silence. This drama is undeniably heightened through Freije’s dependency on medieval material processes such as metal casting, forging and glass blowing, which all leave textural scars on the surface of these pieces. The pairing of laboured forms with lyrical titles fuses the tension between tenderness and brutality, a common theme in Freije’s work. The theatricality and finite nature of these scenes speaks to the fragility of our current times in terms of the precarity of planetary and societal conditions, whilst still having space for rejoicing and communing. All is not lost in Freije’s world. ...

Kira Freije: Artworks
Cry, the canopy watching
Kira Freije
Cry, the canopy watching, 2022
48 x 32 x 25cm
vocabulary of ruin and the divine wound
Kira Freije
vocabulary of ruin and the divine wound, 2023
200 x 123 x 65cm
Temperant Observer
Kira Freije
Temperant Observer, 2023
175 x 75 x 68cm
Grin Applause
Kira Freije
Grin Applause, 2023
55 x 20 x 22cm
Sail Homeward
Kira Freije
Sail Homeward, 2023
28 x 51 x 14cm
Shroud
Kira Freije
Shroud, 2023
47 x 16 x 16cm
swan
Kira Freije
swan, 2023
74 x 15 x 21cm
Unspeak the Chorus
Kira Freije
Unspeak the Chorus, 2023
174 x 410 x 129cm
falling hours
Kira Freije
falling hours, 2023
157 x 58 x 78cm
scorched earth
Kira Freije
scorched earth, 2023
158 x 52 x 88cm
winged remedy
Kira Freije
winged remedy, 2023
178 x 67 x 85cm
bleached haze scrapes rooftops, rising morning
Kira Freije
bleached haze scrapes rooftops, rising morning, 2022
53 x 38 x 21cm
ripples congregate on the surface at dusk
Kira Freije
ripples congregate on the surface at dusk, 2022
53 x 38 x 21cm
Recognition of the world behind at nightfall
Kira Freije
Recognition of the world behind at nightfall, 2022
200 x 64 x 120cm
fireworks
Kira Freije
fireworks, 2022
180 x 135 x 56cm
permanence of a sacred tongue
Kira Freije
permanence of a sacred tongue, 2022
122 x 65 x 98cm
Autumn dusk
Kira Freije
Autumn dusk, 2022
85 x 42 x 42cm
river by night
Kira Freije
river by night, 2022
250 x 50 x 50cm
forward forward dividing shadows
Kira Freije
forward forward dividing shadows, 2022
53 x 57 x 56cm
the sudden sleep
Kira Freije
the sudden sleep, 2022
155 x 102 x 102cm
Sighting
Kira Freije
Sighting, 2021
45 x 28 x 24cm
Moving towards the calm one, whose arms open, the breadth of happiness in measurable form
Kira Freije
Moving towards the calm one, whose arms open, the breadth of happiness in measurable form, 2021
166 x 67 x 85cm
Weary travellers gather, in unison eyes scour the dusty ground
Kira Freije
Weary travellers gather, in unison eyes scour the dusty ground, 2021
80 x 36 x 50cm
Submerged, despite some natural resistance, bobbing, and glug, glug, glug
Kira Freije
Submerged, despite some natural resistance, bobbing, and glug, glug, glug, 2020
34 x 23 x 23cm
Despite the Tides She Foiled the Waves and Came to be the Last
Kira Freije
Despite the Tides She Foiled the Waves and Came to be the Last, 2018
185 x 46 x 88cm
A dangerous man crouches, wishing he were not alone
Kira Freije
A dangerous man crouches, wishing he were not alone, 2019
49 x 55 x 62cm
Never did we Find the World
Kira Freije
Never did we Find the World, 2017
134 x 68 x 65cm
Eclipse
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Eclipse, 2024
25 x 40 x 25cm
Guide
Kira Freije
Guide, 2025
43 x 30 x 13cm
The approach
Gallery
The approach
London

The Approach is co-directed by Jake Miller and Emma Robertson. Located in Bethnal Green above The Approach Tavern, for over twenty years it has operated an internationally recognised programme from its East London base. The gallery is known for discovering artists and establishing their careers as well as making inter-generational curated group shows a strong focus. The list of represented artists includes the Estates of important overlooked female artists Heidi Bucher and Maria Pinińska Bereś, as well as seminal British collage artist John Stezaker, together with established and emerging artists including Magali Reus, Peter Davies, Lisa Oppenheim, Sandra Mujinga, Pam Evelyn, Sara Cwynar, Sam Windett and Caitlin Keogh. Over the years the gallery has operated parallel programmes in additional gallery spaces in London’s West End (The Approach W1) and in Shoreditch (The Reliance). The gallery is currently based solely in its original East End location and continues to expand its programme, showcasing its represented artists in the main gallery space, and both represented and non-represented artists in The Annexe, a smaller, more experimental space at the back of the building. ...

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