Re-make/Re-model
curated by Matthew Hearn
14.10 2010-27.2 2011

Glass is theoretically infinitely recyclable – once formed, it takes less energy to recycle than to melt down the original raw materials. Glass can be melted and reused, without compromising its quality, time and time again.

We’re more aware today, than at any other time, of our impact on the environment. With Christmas approaching - the most poignant reminder of our disposable culture, fuelled by consumerism - this exhibition takes a look at artists’ work and projects that reuse and transform materials, that reconfigure or alter pre-existing objects. In some cases this touches upon the actual recycling of materials, in others it is the making of new work that is more than the sum of its parts.

Participating artists:
Darren Bank
Ruth Claxton
Nick Crowe & Ian Rawlinson
Jacob Dahlgren
Steven Emmanuel
Leo Fitzmaurice
Lothar Goetz
Christian Graser
Lucy Harvey
Charlotte Hughes-Martin
Amikam Toren.

 


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