Works * CV
Exhibiton at Waterside Project Space
murmur
Aoife Collins' interdisciplinary practice explores the transience and mutability of objects, ideas and public personas, especially the filtering down from ‘highbrow’ to popular culture and the inherent changes of form and meaning that occur in these circumstances. In effect, her practice reflects on how history, culture and fashion collide, and on the multitude of different strategies of communication. Collins' work looks at the navigation of our cultural landscape, how cultural paraphernalia and ideas are disseminated and resonate with wide audiences. Collins question the function of materials, objects and images, as well as their potentiality to escape their positioning, and their ability to take on new identities.
Aoife Collins, (You're Gonna) Hurt Yourself, 2010
plaster figure with sanded reattached head, 63x24x25cm
installation view at Waterside Project Space
Aoife Collins, Mangetout, 2010
giclée print on paper, 63x73cm
Aoife Collins, Peacock Shuttlecock,
mixed media, dimensions variable
Aoife Collins, Peacock Shuttlecock,
mixed media, dimensions variable
Aoife Collins, There is No Release My Darling, 2010
paper, 27.5x21.5cm
Aoife Collins, The Steps to Breaking Up, 2010
artificial flowers taken apart thread by thread and reassembled