Simon Martin

About

Simon Martin's practice is an attempt to reflect upon material culture. He is interested in how we understand ourselves through social structures, mythologies and collective memory seen in art objects, mass media and the built environment. This new exhibition will feature work produced during the artist's time as Durham Cathedral Artist in Residence 2009/10. For the exhibition Martin revisits an earlier work and asks questions about sculpture, technology and physicality. Is the new work a representation of the original sculpture, or a work that belongs only to itself? Recent solo shows by Simon Martin include Kunstverein, Amsterdam 2010; Bass Museum of Art, Miami 2008; Chisenhale Gallery, London 2008; Lightbox Tate Britain, London 2008; and The Power Plant, Toronto 2006.