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Hollow by Jenny Hall
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Hollow by Jenny Hall
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Hollow by Jenny Hall
Exhibition
Hollow by Jenny Hall
23 Mar 2016 – 7 May 2016
Event times
10am - 5pm
Cost of entry
FREE
Address
- The University of Wales
- Penglais Campus
- Aberystwyth
- SY23 3DE
- United Kingdom
A participatory, architectural sculpture inspired by the Orijarvi mines of Finland, Hollow makes visible these underground spaces that serve as a mirror of the culture above ground.
About
Globally and historically, we have burrowed underground for raw materials to build wealth. With which we have concentrated population and cultivated society. We have much to thank for the underground chambers that gave birth to life above ground.
Hollow is a sculptural installation of cardboard boxes that connect together with magnets to create a large hollow into which the public are invited. This cardboard ‘mine' is built on an acrylic mirrored floor that reflects the form above, completing it as a container of space. There is an equal and opposite amount of extracted ‘ore’ in the form of loose cardboard boxes that invite playful investigation and construction. These provide extensive opportunities for the public to play with the interactive elements of the magnetic cardboard boxes – stacking and forming, hollowing and collapsing.
“What are the consequences when human beings dwell in an environment that is predominantly built rather than given?”
— Rosalind Williams, Notes on the Underground
