Exhibition
Fiona Curran 'Static'
09 Mar 2023 – 29 Apr 2023
UH Arts + Culture
Hatfield, United Kingdom
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Fiona Curran, detail of ‘After the eclipse’, (2023)
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Fiona Curran, ‘Elsewhere than here, otherwise than now’ (2022 series)
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Fiona Curran, ‘To its own quiet place’, (2022)
Talk
Artist in Conversation: Fiona Curran
23 Mar 2023
Regular hours
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 17:00
Free admission
Address
- Art + Design Gallery
- University of Hertfordshire, College Lane
- Hatfield
England - AL10 9AB
- United Kingdom
Travel Information
- Hatfield Railway Station
Event map
Fiona Curran discusses her art practice and new solo exhibition 'Static' with artist filmmaker and University of Hertfordshire academic Sam Jury. Hear from the artist as she shares the inspiration behind her work, exploring the impact of screen-based technology on our experience of the world.
About
In this informal event, Fiona Curran talks about her approach to her practice and inspiration behind the works that are being exhibited for the first time. 'Static' includes site-specific works, painted directly onto the walls of the Gallery. At the core of the exhibition is the piece A visible that never stops vanishing (2022), which consists of 52 works created over 52 weeks.
'Static' runs from 9 March- 29 April in the Art + Design Gallery. Please see our website for opening times.
About Fiona Curran
Fiona Curran works with painting, textiles and installation exploring the poetics of landscape space and the impacts of screen technologies on our sensory engagement with the world.
Curran read Philosophy at The University of Manchester before studying at Manchester School of Art and the Slade School of Fine Art, she teaches at the Royal College of Art in London.
About Sam Jury
Sam Jury is an artist filmmaker and academic at School of Creative Arts, University of Hertfordshire where she co-leads the Art-Sci Lab. Her practice explores the psychological impact of film-based imagery and how its ubiquity shapes our understanding of society and self.
Refreshments available.
Parking is FREE for up to two hours with a £2 fee thereafter and FREE after 7pm on weekdays.
Accessible parking and toilets are available, and the entrance to the Art + Design Gallery is at ground level.
Image credits:
1. Fiona Curran, detail of ‘After the eclipse’, (2023)
2. Fiona Curran, ‘Elsewhere than here, otherwise than now’ (2022 series)
3. Fiona Curran, ‘To its own quiet place’, (2022)
