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KENT ARTIST PROFILE: LINDA SIMON cont.
" Boxheads " " Ctrl " at Turner Contemporary them to block out my partners snoring. It was only this year when I was making a piece responding to the theme of Time and decided to record my sleep data that it all came together. It’ s so satisfying when you get that‘ lightbulb’ moment and the perfect relationship between subject and material clicks.
You’ ve worked collaboratively in the past – can you tell us about those pieces?
Collaborating with other artists is a great way to move outside your comfort zone and inject new ideas into your practice.“ Boxheads”, a collaboration with Ruth Payne, originated after working together at a paper / thread workshop. We fashioned a box from wallpaper and wool and later developed this into a short performative act where we undertook to complete a simple task to music, whilst wearing the box on our head. I guess you could say it’ s another form of transformation.
Another collaboration I was involved in was“ Stitched Time”, a project initiated by Clare Smith. Over several days a group of artists worked together in an assembly line cum sewing circle to produce several large stitched scrolls. It was a comment on the relationship between women / stitching and sweatshops. We all wore white overalls and the stitched scrolls and a video have been exhibited in various venues across the UK.
Are you planning any more collaborations?
We are working on more“ Boxheads” performances. It’ s difficult to put into words how the performance made us both feel but it’ s a feeling I know we’ d both like to capture again.
There is a collaborative drawing project in the pipeline with five other artists and an exhibition coming up in May at the Pie Factory in Margate where I will be showing new work with artist, Shirley-Ann Galbraith.
What has been your proudest artistic achievement to date?
Seeing my degree show piece“ Ctrl” hanging in the Turner Contemporary gallery at Margate. I was one of seven graduating artists selected to show my work as part of the Platform Graduate Showcase.
Where can we see your work?
“ Sleep Pattern( December 2015)” will be on display at Ferens Art Gallery, Hull from 21st January – 12th March 2017
A selection of new work will be at The Pie Factory, Margate on 28th April – 1st May 2017.
www. lindasimon. co. uk
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