Artrooms16 at Melia White House Hotel, London last January.
Rooms where artist, viewer, space and art become entwined and distance is removed.
Pictures show bookwork ‘Citta ideale’ and pulp work ‘L’organico’.
Artrooms 2016
Irma Irsara
Artists Drawing A Line Under Torture
This year, Freedom from Torture is marking its 30th anniversary. Since 1985, it has been the only human rights charity dedicated to the treatment and rehabilitation of torture survivors seeking protection in the UK.
This is the ninth Freedom from Torture art auction, which is held biennially. It is the largest single fundraising event for the charity and the last event in 2013 raised more than £100,000.
The free public exhibition of the works will be open daily from 18 – 22 November 2015. Hosted in the atmospheric rooms of the Bargehouse on London’s South Bank, this will be a rare opportunity to see such a large and diverse group of artists exhibiting alongside each other.
http://www.lineundertorture.com/lite-ui/#lots?category=All%20Lots
BYOB 2015
BYOB Brighton was back yesterday for Brighton Digital Festival in Brighton Dome. Pop-up Brighton’s 4th annual event returned once again for a night of collaborative moving image, projection, participation and experimentation.
This was my second time participating in the event and a chance to project time lapse ‘work in progress’, D-freeze (first 4 images). Last 3 images show work by some of the other artists.
Islington Tribune 5 May 2015
PULPS – Lauderdale House
Esperienze di colore (2009) paper pulp, pigment dyes 110 x 89cm
Lauderdale House (Ground Floor Gallery)
Waterlow Park, Highgate Hill, N6 5HG London, United Kingdom
Exhibition runs from:
Wednesday 27 May – Sunday 21 June 2015
(not Sunday 7 June)
Opening hours:
Wed to Fri: 11am to 4pm Sun: 10am to 5pm
Irma Irsara’s gift for emotional expression through her artworks has long been reflected in all her artistic creations whether they be pulp paper artworks, artist books, print, video or installations.
The work on show represents a selection of paper pulp works from the last 15 years, as well as a small preview of her new series of photographic prints taken during the 2013 experimental ice and light installation in the ice wells of the London Canal Museum.
The achival digital prints with their natural textures, strong electric colours, organic shapes and powerful imagery sit well beside her pulp paper artworks and display a continuity of Irma’s creative interests albeit in a different medium. The ability to work across mediums when producing artworks while retaining a strong, identifiable visual signature is a hallmark of Irma’s creative output.
– A Phelan
Event page:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1607126136223597/
Pictures left to right:
Lo Spacco (2008) paper pulp, pigment dyes, bark 88 x 63 cm
Il fiordaliso (2014) paper pulp, pigment dyes, organic material 110 x 84 cm
Lontano ricordo di un immagine (2006) paper pulp, pigment dyes 75 x 59 cm
Watermarks
Rising water levels – evident even along the local London canals – is the theme of a series of paper pulp works, a selection of which I’m showing at the London Canal Museum. As well as signifying the water line, the title refers to the ‘watermark’ effect incorporated in each of the paper pulp works, achieved by varying the thickness of the fibre during the making process.
An installation of melting and dripping ice is also on show, where hanging paper becomes tinted through capillary action. The short video work, Sciogliere e ritrovare, can be seen on the ground floor.
I’ll be demonstrating techniques and running a paper-making workshop using edible plants on Sunday 28 July, 11:00 to 16:00 with the chance to make your own paper.
The exhibition continues until 31st July.
In queste due insallazioni l’arte incontra la scienza.
I marchi d’acqua alta erano molto piu evidenti nel inverno 2012/2013 e camminando lungo il canale mi hanno portato a fare lavori su marchi nella carta che possono essere intesi in due modi – I marchi come luce e i marchi come livelli di misure nell’acqua. Presto la carta diventera privilegio.
Oltre sono esposti due altre opere, un’installazione, Acqua, colore e ghiaccio (azioni capillari) e un video installazione dove le poesie di Frances Presley si intrecciano con il ghiaccio (climate change).
Grand Marché d’Art Conpemporain
Apart from the large portfolio getting jammed tight in the X-ray machine on the way back, all went well at the Grand Marché d’Art Contemporain in Paris.
The idea was to keep it simple and direct with one very large piece filling the back wall of the stand, like an installation.
Posso solo dire che è un atmosfera fantastica amplificata dal luogo stesso.
Bastille Art Fair
I’m going to Paris to take part in the Grand Marché d’Art Contemporain at Place de la Bastille. This is a huge art fair, taking place near the banks of the Seine, that runs from 28th April to 2nd May 2010. Last year I participated in the “Premier expo”, so this time I’m taking the plunge and booking the full stand. More to follow.
Irma Irsara 