Siobhan Hapaska
Siobhán Hapaska (* 1963 in Belfast ) is an Irish installation artist and sculptor.
life and work
Siobhán Hapaska studied from 1985 to 1988 at Middlesex University and from 1990 to 1992 at Goldsmiths in London.
Hapaska works with a variety of synthetic materials and often integrates sound and light elements into their work. Hapaska's sculptures range from completely abstract to hyper-realistic.
“I've always wanted to let my person, my character, everything out of these objects as much as possible, so that they look like they have no" umbilical cord ", no traces of their creator, so that they look like they have always been out out exists as perfect independent objects. ... I want it to be a free being, because when you create something, it no longer belongs to you, it's an autonomous object. "
Exhibitions (selection)
Solo exhibitions
- 2007: Camden Arts Center , London
- 2014/15: Sensory Spaces Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen , Rotterdam
Group exhibitions
- 1997: documenta X , Kassel
- 2001: 49th Biennale di Venezia , Venice
- 2015: 56th Biennale di Venezia, Venice
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kerlin Gallery Siobhan Hapaska accessed on September 22, 2018 (English)
- ↑ Tate Siobhan Hapaska accessed on September 22, 2018 (English)
- ↑ documenta X short guide. Ostfildern 1997, ISBN 3-89322-938-8 , page 92
- ↑ Sensory Spaces Siobhan Hapaska accessed on September 22, 2018 (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hapaska, Siobhan |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish installation artist and sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Belfast |