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Rendered (In)visible | Saturation Point studios | 25 - 28 March 2016
Fiona Grady
Private view: Monday 28 March 2016
Rendered (In)visible was a four-day residency by artist Fiona Grady at Saturation
Point Project Space. The aim of the project was to experiment with the spatial abilities
of drawing, through the creation of visual collages containing elements of traditional
and contemporary drawing practice, using old and new media.
The project explored the
three-dimensional potential of drawing. The artist created an ambient series of
wall drawings that were illuminated by digital projections. These appeared in the
form of static and/or moving collages of light and colour that invited the viewer
to acclimatise to his or her environment and consider the subtleties of the work. Currently,
Grady’s wall drawings are activated by daylight: each moment viewed is unique, as
the shadows cast by the windows allow light to move across the surface of a wall,
heightening at certain points in the day. This period of investigation allowed the
artist to discover new ways of replicating and expanding on this visual effect. The
artworks were composed from changing lines or blocks of colour that reflected elements
of the wall drawings, layering over them, blurring what was physically and digitally
present. The projections mimicked daylight, at times brightening and overpowering
the drawings until they became invisible. At their core the artworks invited new
dialogues with static shapes.
During the project the artist used social media, including
Instagram and Twitter, to share the drawings as they evolved. This enabled the work
to be viewed through different media and in different locations. It was an opportunity
for the artist to re-vision her work in a new venue which provided her with a fresh
starting point and new direction for her practice.
To find out more and to watch
the project as it developed, follow Fiona on Instagram / Twitter
@fiona_grady
#renderedinvisible
Shifting Light, 2011, handmade egg tempera wall drawing, dimensions vary
Rendered Invisible, 2016, slide projection on handmade egg tempera wall drawing,
dimensions vary
Rendered Invisible, 2016, slide projection on handmade egg tempera wall drawing,
dimensions vary
Rendered Invisible, 2016, slide projection on handmade egg tempera wall drawing,
dimensions vary
Rendered Invisible, 2016, slide projection on handmade egg tempera wall drawing,
dimensions vary
Rendered Invisible, 2016, slide projection on handmade egg tempera wall drawing,
dimensions vary
Rendered Invisible, 2016, slide projection on handmade egg tempera wall drawing,
dimensions vary
Shadow Play, 2016, handmade egg tempera wall drawing, dimensions vary