Tag: John Hansard Gallery
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Gayle Chong Kwan – interview: ‘I’ve made a connection between displays of constructed power and childlike play’
The artist talks about using sand and sugar to make historic and contemporary connections between Mauritius and the Isle of Wight and between colonial power, indentured labour, leisure and childhood
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David Blandy: Atomic Light
Drawing on family lore, Blandy’s four provocative films take us from the horrors of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima to current fears about the survival of our planet, but ultimately provide a glimmer of hope for a less apocalyptic future
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David Blandy – interview: ‘The online world can be a space for transformation, a place for better understanding our offline existence’
Blandy talks about his new films, produced during lockdown and made to be viewed at home, his use of video games to produce art, and how his works, which deal with cultural appropriation, postcolonial legacies and racism, have turned out…
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Joan Jonas: ‘I often went to magic shows as a child, and the idea of magic and sleight of hand had a big effect on me’
Joan Jonas talks about her multidisciplinary installation works currently on show at Tate Modern and the live performances undertaken for the 2018 Tate Live Exhibition: Ten Days Six Nights programme
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Aura Satz: ‘I think of all my works as conversations’
The artist reveals some of the hidden stories that inspire her film, performance and installation works, exploring different techniques for visualising sound and seeking to recover the unheard female voice
