Miki Miyara
dal 15/5/2003 al 15/6/2003
Segnalato da
15/5/2003
Miki Miyara
Pump House Gallery, London
The artist has been commissioned by Thrive and pump house gallery to make a new site-specific work. Miyara uses the traditional techniques of origami - the craft of folding individual pieces of paper into recognisable shapes - to make her ambitious installations. The artist is interested in how these abstract paper forms successfully conjure realities through minimal means and the imagination of the viewer.
Coinciding with the Chelsea Flower Show, pump house gallery celebrates summer
with two striking takes on the contemporary garden.
Miki Miyara has been commissioned by THRIVE and pump house gallery to make a new
site-specific work. She uses the traditional techniques of origami - the craft
of folding individual pieces of paper into recognisable shapes - to make her
ambitious installations. The artist is interested in how these abstract paper
forms successfully conjure realities through minimal means and the imagination
of the viewer. For pump house gallery Miki is creating a hanging fantasy-garden
of paper flora and fauna that will utilise the architecture of the building and
its location to reflect upon the art of nature and the nature of art. Miki is
currently studying for an MA in Sculpture at Wimbledon School of Art.
THRIVE is the national charity that uses gardening to improve the lives of
disabled, disadvantaged and older people. It has four therapeutic gardens, one
of which is located just two minute's walk from pump house gallery in Battersea
Park. THRIVE acts as an umbrella organisation in the UK for over 1,600
specialist projects, working in settings as diverse as hospitals, prisons,
schools and residential homes.
To celebrate 25 years of changing lives through horticulture, THRIVE has
commissioned photographer James Finlay to document their work. Through his long
association with the charity, he has created powerful black and white images
that portray the inspirational work achieved by the organisation's volunteers
and beneficiaries - the images telling their own moving stories. Previous
projects as photographer include expeditions to the North Pole on the Arctic
Ocean, glaciers in Patagonia and hot-air ballooning in Alaska.
A book of the THRIVE photographs will be available for sale to coincide with the
exhibition. A charity launch of the exhibition will take place on the evening of
the 15 May 2003. See overleaf for THRIVE contact details.
Bank Holiday Drop-In Family Workshops with Miki Miyara
1.30-3.30pm Sunday 25 & Monday 26 May 2003 £1 per child
Join Miki and learn about the creative technique of origami. Suitable for
accompanied children aged 3 upwards. Parents/carers are welcome to join in or
take the chance to see the whole exhibition.
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Forthcoming at pump house gallery
25 June - 3 August 2003 Ben Cook Found Paintings
Flaws and misprints in the fabrication of found textiles become the abstract
marks of a body of paintings and other objects, full of playful aesthetic
contradictions.
For more information or images call Hilary or David on 020 7350 0523
pump house gallery
battersea park
london
SW11 4NJ
t: 020 7350 0523
f: 020 7228 9062