DRAMA
ARTIST
IN
RESIDENCE
commercial set design and styling. Whilst I thrived in this diverse
and fast-paced industry, I craved an opportunity to revisit my
own conceptual interests.
Working instinctively, I fill my studio with anything compelling
from a visual or sensory perspective, from found objects and natural
forms to constructed sculptural elements. I explore these materials
through different methods, including photography, installations
and paint. I thereby hope to challenge what we know about these
materials, and to mobilise them in new-found ways. Working with
texture, colour or form, I draw on a veiled presence within each
subject, revealing new facets of their relationships to one another.
I seek to ignite an interest in the banal or surplus details of what
would otherwise be the fundaments of domestic life. My work
subscribes to a type of visual language, which at times exceeds its
given form, leaving us with a sense of contingency.
My residency at Sevenoaks has supported and driven my practice
in more ways than I could have imagined. Having left Chelsea
College of Art back in 2014, I spent the next two years freelancing in
36
Finding myself back in the education sector after so long was
liberating and a little overwhelming. Having been provided
with a sizeable studio space, I am able to indulge in collating as
much visual stimuli as possible. Such an environment provides
me with the means to conceive new and exciting ideas. The
time and support the Art department has provided me with is
invaluable, allowing me to take risks in my practice and really
explore and interrogate different ways of working. My practical
skills have developed greatly. I am constantly challenged by the
competitive and broad facilities that are on offer, and I have
reengaged with more traditional techniques, various print-based
processes in particular.
Exhibiting work on a school campus has also been a new
experience for me. It has taught me valuable lessons on how to
select appropriate pieces dependent on the space and audience.
Immediate feedback and informal conversation surrounding my
work has contributed brilliantly to my practice.
Having a studio space which is so public means that students
and staff contribute to and shape my practice. Ideas and
processes are discussed, or queried as they are being realised,
and so the work is ever evolving. I am inspired by the questions
and curiosity of the students.
Georgina Low
S A P RT
O T R L E I G
V H
I E T W S