The international artist residencies “Topographies of the Obsolete” and “Resurrecting the Obsolete,” convened by Bergen Academy of Art and Design, Norway (with partners in Denmark, Germany, Sweden and UK) invited Kelly|Marhaug* as part of an international group to research and make site-specific work during their residencies on the 10-acre post-industrial site of the abandoned Spode factory. Kelly|Marhaug’s work on the site comprised performance improvisations in four chapters—Chapter One: On Passing; Chapter Two: Holding on by Letting Go; Chapter Three: Mandarin Dust; and Chapter Four: Appetite for Atmosphere. The selected works here are from Chapter one (Grounded and Laying to Rest) and Chapter Two (The Drop).
Grounded: KELLY|MARHAUG live gestures for camera | Material: Plaster moulds, dead butterfly, dead pigeon in the Great China Hall | Shows: Group exhibition Vociferous Void, The 5th British Ceramics Biennial, Stoke-on-Trent, UK (2013)
Laying to Rest: KELLY|MARHAUG live gestures for camera | Material: Plaster, dead pigeon, found bulb, roses from Spode Factory gate, oak cabinets the in the Curators Attic (2013)
The Drop: KELLY|MARHAUG live gestures for camera | Material: Found glass shade, roses from Spode factory gate, oak filing cabinets in the Curators Attic| Shows: Group exhibition Vociferous Void, The 5th British Ceramics Biennial, Stoke-on-Trent, UK (2013)
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*KELLY|MARHAUG is the organic collaborative project of artists Traci Kelly UK/DE and Rita Marhaug NO.
https://www.tracikellyartist.com/grounded-1
https://www.tracikellyartist.com/the-drop
