Exhibition

James Capper - Sculpture and Hydraulics

10 Feb 2017 – 8 Apr 2017

Regular hours

Friday
10:00 – 18:00
Saturday
10:00 – 18:00
Sunday
10:00 – 18:00
Tuesday
10:00 – 18:00
Wednesday
10:00 – 18:00
Thursday
10:00 – 18:00

Cost of entry

FREE ADMISSION

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The Edge

Bath
England, United Kingdom

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The works of sculptor James Capper separate into what he calls ‘DIVISIONS’ as follows: EARTH MARKING, CARVING, OFFSHORE, MATERIAL HANDLING and AVIATION.

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The works of sculptor James Capper separate into what he calls ‘DIVISIONS’ as follows: EARTH MARKING, CARVING, OFFSHORE, MATERIAL HANDLING and AVIATIONThis self-deployed genealogy encompasses the artist’s passion for hydraulic engineering and fascination with areas of technology such as earthmoving machinery. Capper’s ongoing study of arachnids, caterpillars and ‘working’ insects is also identifiable.

Less obvious is the journey of experimentation and refinement Capper is undertaking to perfect machines that sculpt on his behalf. Able to transcend componentry and serve as recognisable works of art in their own right; the intermittent functionality of sculptures such as RIPPER, TELESTEP, MIDI MARKERATLAS or the NIPPER family make evident this parallel quest for automation – an evolutionary endeavour, as concerned with process and outcome as it is with form. Capper’s ‘DIVISIONS’ may be separated according to specific use, but the tangible impact each explores on the environment suggests a collective interplay of art, technology and the natural world.

This exhibition at The Edge displays works primarily from Capper’s EARTH MARKING and CARVING divisions including a number of ‘teeth’ that attach to the mechanical works in order for them to undertake sculpting or land marking actions. Also featured are drawings crucial to the design process of the eventual sculptures (though not always realised) together with video documentation of works in operation. One drawing MONITOR depicts a new work that Capper will be hoping to prototype in collaboration with the University of Bath’s Mechanical Engineering department.

EXHIBITION PREVIEW
Thu 9 Feb, 5-8pm
Join us for the Preview of sculptor James Capper’s major solo show at The Edge and be the first to view the exhibition. The evening will also offer the chance to see the sculptures in action, operated by the artist and opening speeches.
FREE // ALL WELCOME

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