Exhibitions & Events
Their Silence, A Language
Globe Gallery, 4th Floor, Curtis Mayfield House, Carliol Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6UQ
6 November to 12 December 2009
Hawkins’ work is concerned with the physical acts of looking, reading and listening. Her sculptures and installations encourage viewers to become conscious of their surroundings, controlling and manipulating the way things can be seen, read and heard.
She follows a socially engaging practice, involving members of the public at various stages of the making and presenting process as well in physically interacting with the art works.
Their Silence, A Language investigates the notion of memories, the relationship we have with language and the experience of seeing before reading. One thousand two hundred sculptures made from second hand books form an installation that compels viewers to interact with the space, transporting them into a world of past lives, secrecy and lost stories; an exploration of the hidden spaces of language.
DURHAM BOOK FESTIVAL 08
Exhibition: The Art of Books
Oriental Museum, Elvet Hill, Durham
18th October – 30th November 2008
Preview: Friday 17th October, 6 – 8pm
Exhibiting Artists: Yvette Hawkins, Stephen Livingstone, Kelly Gardner
