Come along and hear artists Maisie Cousins and Urara Tsuchiya talk about the ideas and inspiration behind their artworks in Glimmer. From utilising AI to recreate childhood memories, to challenging us to negotiate our own physical and emotional boundaries through creating miniature ceramic worlds, Maisie and Urara open up new possibilities that we’re invited to explore.
The artists will be in conversation with Dr Matt Bowman (University of Suffolk and University of Essex) and curator Jess Twyman, followed by Q & A.
Refreshments and Dan’s dahl will also be served!
Biogs
Maisie Cousins
Maisie Cousins explores themes of power, femininity and indulgence, often bringing together visceral elements such as beauty and revulsion into a single image where these extremes coalesce.
In Glimmer exhibition she turns to AI to help her rediscover lost childhood memories after family videos of visits to Blobbyland theme park were accidentally destroyed. Collaging together images found with the help of AI, Maisie Cousins’ photographs are both uncanny and touchingly nostalgic – glimmers of times which continue to sustain her. Alongside her photography, we find her sculptures whose physical presence further recreate memories of Blobbyland.
Recent exhibitions include Beyond Fashion, Saatchi Gallery (2024); Walking back to happiness, TJ Boulting (2023); Digital Iridescence, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA (2023); Sopra, Mother London, London (2023) and Paris Photo (2021).
To find out more, visit: https://www.tjboulting.com/artists
Urara Tsuchiya
Urara Tsuchiya challenges the viewer to negotiate their own physical and emotional boundaries through creating miniature ceramic worlds that we’re invited into.
In Glimmer exhibition we find her exploring her childhood fascination with Polly Pocket toys – reassuringly familiar and safe place to return to. The dolls that usually inhabit these fold-up homes are absent, now replaced by the artist’s exquisitely crafted ceramic lingerie left nearby – a stand in for the artist’s body, and perhaps her desire to be part of these miniature worlds.
Recent exhibitions include Angel Pocket, Union Pacific, London (2024): Comfortable hole, bye, Parcel Tokyo, Japan (2023): Glasgow International (2021); Homeplace, V.O. Curations, London (2021); Homebound, ADA, Rome, Italy (2021); Frieze Art Fair, London (2019); Room Service, Union Pacific, London (2016).
To find out more: https://www.unionpacific.co.uk/artists/urara-tsuchiya/
