allisonandbray

ALLISON & BRAY
HEDERA

We find ourselves naturally drawn to spaces that are not normally used for art installations or exhibitions, and which evoke a strong response. Our combined individual responses to a space and to materials determine our next step in a gradual process of intuitive responses and research. The project names - New Strains - Path(ways) - Shift - Homeland - Gift / Gave - Building Blocks - Canopy - make subtle connections with our working practice as it develops. The work is open to individual interpretation and is often temporary, broken-up at the end of its allotted time. Our practice addresses our concerns about the accessibility of art, by presenting work in non-gallery spaces.

In the corner of the empty warehouse we loved the way the ivy was growing through from the outside, into the interior of the building, with a beautiful light from the overgrown window.

Our installation will subtly draw the viewer's attention to the beauty of the brickwork and the encroaching plant life. In the warehouse, the pressure and force of the ivy against the window, demanding to get in, was quite powerful. Hedera is the Latin word for ivy, and the title of our project.