Exhibition

NAOMI FITZSIMMONS

4 Oct 2014 – 11 Oct 2014

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Bearspace

London, United Kingdom

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  • 47, 53, 177, 180, 199, 255, 453
  • Canada Water
  • Deptford Train Station/New Cross Train Station/Deptford Bridge DLR/Cutty Sark DLR
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BEARSPACE presents Naomi Fitzsimmons in conjunction with Acme Studios Residency & Awards Programme. Naomi graduated from Chelsea College of Art in 2013 and was selected for the Chelsea Studio Award, www.acme.org.uk/residencies/chelsea, which provides a rent free studio for one year, a bursary of £2,500, mentoring and culminates in an Autumn show at BEARSPACE. Naomi's practice deals with the interaction between artist and audience and the space in which this reciprocal exchange takes place. Working primarily in performance, there is an obvious interrogation into the physicality of this relationship, and her work values the live encounters and communication that it generates. Assuming the role of director, Naomi often chooses to work with a variety of cross disciplinary performers, including actors, dancers, sports commentators, singers and fortune tellers; all of whom become co-authors to the final product. This collaborative process is as important as the end result and allows her work to embrace the gap between intention and interpretation. Her interest in theatricality and staging assimilates the exhibition framework and she often regards the private view as a metaphorical stage. Drawing influence from Erving Goffman's theory on individual performance in a social context, Naomi's practice explores the role of audience as actor and the consideration of all performance as a meta-performance. Through the meticulous choreography of a live event, her practice is simultaneously controlled and spontaneous, creating an experience that is all at once real and simulated and exploring the notion of contingency.

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