View Point

Images of my new public sculpture commission, View Point.

View Point 2011, commissioned by Torbay Council and  situated on Torquay’s busy Harbour, forms part of the area’s regeneration project.  The project was centred on uncovering the hidden history of the bay, the harbour’s many uses and the communities that have called Torquay home.
The piece is based in form on a traditional tourist telescope, long used and weather beaten. Providing a strong link to Torquay’s touristique hey day and a collective nostalgia.  The view itself, focused on the inner harbour, re-introduces some historical features to the scene – take a look on your next visit!

View Point 2011, Bronze

View Point 2011, Bronze, (over looking Torquay Inner Harbour)

All works © Caren Hartley

New Work

Sitting On Stilts, 2010
Wooden Chair and Hand Carved Lead stilts.

Commisioned as part of Mint’s 13 Chairs Project for London Design Festival 2010.   13 emerging artists were asked to rework to a mid-century Danish shipyard chair in their own individual style.  The full collection of chairs, including mine: Sitting On Stilts, can be seen throughout the festival at:
Mint, 2 North Terrace, Alexander Square, SW3 2BA

Sitting On Stilts, 2010. wood, lead, brass, 160cm x 35cm x 45cm

Lead carving detail

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Paper Works for Venice Bienalle 2011, Exhibition with WW Gallery.

Domestic Impression (dish), 2011, paper, rust.  29cm x 21cm

  

Domestic Impression (decanter and tumbler), 2011, paper, rust.  both 29cm x 21cm

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Figure Ground Collaborative Residency  – Aboard the LV21 LightShip!

LV21 Lightship, Gillingham, Kent

Paper Chains, 2011, paper, rust, found iron chain.  (Installation Detail) Made in collaboration with Laura Krikke.

Dimensions variable (maximun 250cm x 70cm x 40cm)

Cascading Chains, 2011, paper, rust, found iron chain.  Made in collaboration with Laura Krikke.

Dimensions variable (maximun 250cm x 70cm x 40cm)

All works © Caren Hartley

Translations Series

Translations Series follows the themes of rebirth, simulation and object translations, exploring how the physical marks of time and use can denote personal histories and object biographies – and how a parody of the original is created when material truths and untruths are interfered with.

Translation one 2009, iron

Translation two 2009, iron

Whiskey Tumblers 2009, iron

Translation three 2009, brass

Talc bottle 2009, wax, talc

Possibly Replica Series

This series looks at a collection of familiar domestic objects, once cherished, then discarded, then subtley altered.

Crumpled Beswick Ducks Slight Damage 2009, silver

Lenox Swan Broken 2009, silver

Tired Lenox Swan 2009, silver

Carved ‘Long Distance’ Tea Strainer 2009, brass, silver

Georgian Solid Silver Teaspoons Marked London 2009, silver.

All works and images © Caren Hartley 2006-2011

Installations

JUST FOR BEST, 2010

This piece of work was commissioned by the Crafts Council for their Collect Trail 2010 project.

Just For Best 2010, installation view, iron, wax, silver, brass, mirror, steel.

total dimensions 137cm x 180cm x 65cm

Just For Best 2010, wax and iron installation detail

Just For Best 2010, installation detail

THE HOMEOWNER’S GUIDE TO ANTIQUES AND BRIC-A-BRAC 2009, RCA London

The Homeowner’s Guide to Antiques and Bric-a-Brac, 2009, Installation view, mixed media,

maximum dimensions 420cm x 100cm x 65cm

Installation detail (crumpled swans) – The Homeowner’s Guide to Antiques and Bric-a-Brac, 2009

Installation detail (Brass swans) – The Homeowner’s Guide to Antiques and Bric-a-Brac, 2009

Installation view – The Homeowner’s Guide to Antiques and Bric-a-Brac, 2009

Installation detail (Flying ducks/whiskey decanter) – The Homeowner’s Guide to Antiques and Bric-a-Brac, 2009

WE OBJECT, Ada St Gallery, London 2009

Installation view – We Object, 2009

Detail – We Object, 2009

All works © Caren Hartley

Images © Sylvain Deleu and Caren Hartley

Archiving Series

Archiving Series is an exploration into the storing of thoughts, memories, time and place, through the collected objects and ephemera that make up one’s personal effects.

Archive box two 2006, silver, paper

Dandelion box (closed) 2006, silver gilt, reclaimed paper box

Dandelion box (open) 2006, silver gilt, reclaimed paper box

Souvenirs 2006, silver, vintage postcards

Top drawer (open) 2006, silver, gilt, feather, found handle

Display case 2006, silver, glass, broken jewellery

Picnic (closed) 2006, silver, collected receipts

Picnic (open) 2006, silver, collected receipts

All works and images © Caren Hartley