Protean: A Series

PrizeOfficial Selection in Create (art)
ArtistEmily Woolley
CategoryNon-Professional
CreditKatarzyna Perlak
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In my practice I am developing a unique and refined material language, combining materials that can slump and hold shape simultaneously to create sculptures that resist preconceived notions of materiality – softness holds weight; hardness trembles.

Human in scale, my work concerns the meeting of bodies and the exchanges that happen within that moment. At the same time, I explore the effect of presence, both current and past. The proximity of an observer can induce movement. Past interactions are suggested with texture and imprint.

Bio

Emily Woolley is an artist living and working in South East London. She graduated from the Goldsmiths Fine Art BA in 2015 with First-class honours.

Since 2015 her work has been exhibited widely, including at V&A Friday Lates, Art Licks Weekend, APT Gallery (LDN), Bankley Gallery (MCR), Copeland Gallery (LDN), AMP Gallery (LDN) and Unit 1 Gallery (LDN). She has also been in residence at Unit 1 Gallery (LDN), Merz Barn (CU) and Guest Projects (LDN).

Emily has had her work included in several publications, most recently interviewed by Boundary Art.