The Camberwell MA provided a stimulating show this year. Some of the
greatest pieces showed innovative processes and novel use of materials.
Ellie
Collins created a beautifully eerie environment for the viewer. In a darkened
room she assembled many acrylic strange objects, almost like creatures. There
are casts of stickle bricks and a recording of a child crying. You find
yourself feeling vulnerable and small, but concurrently fascinated with the
objects or ‘toys’ surrounding the room. Some elements of the situation feel
familiar while others remain foreign. I feel an underlying awareness that these
objects could feel familiar to another being, like this is a nursery from
another world.
Nicola Plant constructed a walkway leading the viewer into the mainly
sculptural upper room. Along her walkway sat brightly coloured pieces with references to modernist
architecture. Nicola’s sculptures show quite linear structure demonstrating
three-dimensional transformation to the process of drawing. Nicola’s work
particularly engaged the viewer because of the way the walkway interacted with
all the other pieces in the room; it provided a fresh view from which to
consider the whole space.
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