| Helen Higgins |
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Helen was born in Kingston, Surrey in 1984. She graduated with a First Class BA (Hons) in Fine Art at The Uniiversity of Chichester in 2007, where she specialised in Photography/Printmaking.
Helen currently lives between Horsham and London, working as Museum Archivist at Christ's Hospital School, Horsham.
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Helen explores the boundaries between Art and Archaeology and the context of museological display, using a variety of archaeologically unearthed material and remnants of societies discarded detritus. Over the past few years, this has involved a variety of interdisciplinary collaborative projects with a number of art galleries and museums, in an endeavour to analyse and understand the human past.
It is an investigation into how visual representations have shaped archaeology, and the importance of the conceptualisation of the past by museums in their constructions of knowledge, observing how the museum 'imposes its frame (physical and moral) on everything that is exhibited in it in a deep indelible way'. Putnam, J: (2001)
These collaborative projects involve an ongoing series of interventions both with and without the permission of art institutions and museums across the UK.
Each intervention without permission is site-specific to the institution targeted, focusing on the subversion of the art institution by means of site-specific performance-based interventions within galleries, in order to shift the emphasis towards audience participation. It is a rebellion against the art institution, seen by Michel Foucault as likened to the structure of the prison, functioning as a means of instigating regulatory behaviour.
Interventions with permission involve site-specific projects working with objects in museum collections. These often focus on the laborious and meticulous methods of selecting, sorting, labelling and classifying, and the subsequent documentation, interpretation and museological display of artefacts, which are intrinsic to both art and archaeology.
Her current solo exhibition ‘Anarchyology’, runs until December 3rd at the Casson Gallery, Eastbourne, showcasing the work produced during her recent printmaking residency at Christ’s Hospital School, Horsham. (2007-2009) |
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Original Intervention Box
2006 8cm x 8cm x 8cm |
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One the original boxes from a series of 21 produced especially for the first intervention with Rachel Whiteread's 'Embankment' installation, Turbine Hall, Tate Modern March 2006 |
Tate Modern Intervention
2006 Photography |
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A spectator discovers part of the Tate Modern installation |
White Cube Intervention
2007 Photographic Documentation Variable |
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Intervention with Damian Ortega's 'Concrete Cube (Black)'. White Cube Gallery, Hoxton Square. London |
Alkmaar
2009 Photographic Documentation 40x50cm |
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From a series of photographs based on finds unearthed in Alkmaar, north of Amsterdam in February 2009, exploring museological methods of display. |
Thames Blue
2009 Photographic Documentation 40x50cm |
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From a series of photogprahs based on fragments from the Thames, exploring museological methods of display. |
Clay Pipes
2009 Photographic Documentation 40x50cm |
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From a series of photographs based on fragments of clay pipes, found washed up on the foreshore of the Thames, London. |
Peter's Drawers
2009 Photogravure Etching Fragments/Found object 40x70cm |
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Total Numpty
2009 Cross Stitch on Linen 12cm x 6cm |
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Punishment Bands c1830s.
Part of series of works made as an intervention in response to artefacts housed in the Christ's Hospital School museum.
The original offenders were made to embroider bands of linen with the crime they had committed, which they then had to wear.
It is uncertain as to whether the bands were worn on the head or the arm.
Using contemporary 'Housey' slang, new versions of the punishment bands have been added to the collection. |
Corvus Monedula
2009 Photographic 40x50cm |
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Part of a series of photographic documentation based on the study of roadkill in West Sussex. |
Corvus Monedula. Re-run...
2009 Collagraph on Somerset 50 x 70cm |
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A collagraph based on the Xrays taken from found roadkill. (See photographic series). |
Orictolegus Cuniculus
2009 Photographic 40x50cm |
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Part of a series of photographic documentation based on the study of roadkill in West Sussex. |
Thames Detritus
2009 Limited edition hand-printed and individually hand-coloured photogravure etching on specialist Somerset paper. 60 x 80cm |
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Process: Unearthed – Washed – Selected – Photographed – Etched – Printed.
Tiny fragments of societies discarded detritus are unearthed, from all over the UK and parts of Europe. These fragments are then carefully washed and sorted.
Particularly interesting bits are selected and photographed in an identical manner. The photographic images are then analysed for their etching capabilities. Once these stages have been completed, the long process from artefact to photogravure etching begins
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Old Blue (CH)
2009 Limited edition hand-printed and individually hand-coloured photogravure etching on specialist Somerset paper. 60 x 80cm |
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Process: Unearthed – Washed – Selected – Photographed – Etched – Printed. Tiny fragments of societies discarded detritus are unearthed, from all over the UK and parts of Europe. (These pieces have been unearthed at Christ's Hospital School, Horsham and are predominantly fragments of the school china, c.1900s). |
Detritus
2009 Limited edition hand-printed and individually hand-coloured photogravure etching on specialist Somerset paper. 18 x 15cm |
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Part of a series of hand-printed individual etchings, documenting a number of fragments found on the foreshore of the Thames. |
Hook and Eye
2009 Limited edition hand-printed and individually hand-coloured photogravure etching on specialist Somerset paper. 18 x 15cm |
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Part of a series of hand-printed individual etchings, documenting a number of fragments found on the foreshore of the Thames. |
Willow Pattern Bird
2009 Limited edition hand-printed and individually hand-coloured photogravure etching on specialist Somerset paper. 15 x 15cm |
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Part of a series of hand-printed individual etchings, documenting a number of fragments found on the foreshore of the Thames. |
Punishment Band I
2009 Archival Inkjet Print 50 x 70cm |
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Punishment Bands c1830s.
Intervention in response to artefacts housed in the Christ's Hospital School museum. The original offenders were made to embroider bands of linen with the crime they had committed, which they then had to wear. It is uncertain as to whether the bands were worn on the head or the arm.
Using contemporary 'Housey' slang, new versions of the punishment bands have been added to the collection. |
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| 教育程度与个人自传 |
Qualifications and training
2004 First Class BA (Hons) Fine Art. University of Chichester, West Sussex.
Competitions, Prizes and Awards
2007 Lord Wolfenden Prize for Academic Excellence, University of Chichester.
Solo Exhibitions
2009 Anarchyology II. Casson Gallery, Eastbourne
2009 Anarchyology. End of Residency show, Art School. Christ's Hospital.
2008 A-I-R. Christ's Hospital School, Christ's Hospital, West Sussex
2007 Unearthed: Site-specific installation. Chichester District Museum,
West Sussex.
2007 Embankment. Pallant House Gallery Bookshop, Chichester, West Sussex
Group Exhibitions
2009 Film Noir. Joy Gallery, Chichester. (Artel)
2009 Artel Art Trail – Various sites, galleries and venues throughout Chichester.
2008 T.A.G 2008, Art & Archaeology. Southampton University, Highfield Campus
2008 Seven for a Secret, Yarrow Gallery, Oundle, Peterborough
2007 Untitled. Art School .Christ’s Hospital, West Sussex.
Degree Shows
2007 Intervention, ArtOne, University of Chichester.
Curated Projects
2007 Tactile (Arts Council funded), Otter Gallery, Chichester
Residencies
2007-2009 Artist-In-Residence, Christ’s Hospital School, Horsham, West Sussex.
Projects
2011 Title pending. Worthing Museum and Art Gallery
2010 1m3. Project in collaboration Fishbourne Roman Palace, exploring the boundaries of Art/Archaeology as part of a residency with permission from English Heritage.
2009 Voluntary project with ‘Room to Read,’ through (N.G.O) CHESS Nepal.
Lamjung District, Nepal.
2009 AngelAngle, collaborative contemporary dance piece (choreographer Aya Kobayashi), The Place, Robin Howard Theatre, Dukes Road, London
2009 Skiving Trades. Christ’s Hospital Museum, West Sussex
2008 SNAC. Co-ordinator of Arts/Workshop leader (Part of the National Community Action Strategy), Camp Galacuic, Foscani., Foscani, Romania
2007 Unearthed. Chichester District Museum.
2007 Embankment. Pallant House Gallery Bookshop, Chichester, West Sussex.
Site-Specific
2007 Les Deux Plateaux. Palais Royal, Paris
2006 Bad Art for Bad People. Work featured in Chapman Brothers retrospective, Tate Liverpool.
2006 Frieze. Intervention. Frieze Art Fair, Regents Park, London.
2006 Dark Matter, Intervention. White
Cube Gallery, Hoxton Square. London.
2006 Embankment. Intervention. Tate Modern, London.
Teaching Experience:
Printmaking Residency (2007-9): Christ’s Hospital School, Horsham, West Sussex.
Printmaking Tutor (2008/9): Sussex Sculpture Studios, Partridge Green West Sussex.
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| 未来的展览 |
2009 The Affordable Art Fair, Battersea Park, London. Exhibiting with Alicia David Contemporary Art.
2010 1m3. Project in collaboration Fishbourne Roman Palace, West Sussex.
Residency with permission from English Heritage. (tbc)
2011 Title Pending. Worthing Museum and Art Gallery |
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