Maslen and Mehra

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No.2 (from the series Common Ground) 2010
2010 Wall hanging: Photography and drawing on fabric with vintage trim 2m x 2.5 metres. Maslen & Mehra continue their experimental approach to the use of photography in the series Common Ground. Figures from different historical periods and cultures are juxtaposed in compositions which have been painstakingly created with hand-made sculptures, medium format photography and drawing. The sculptures are set up in a series of landscapes and photographed with a medium format film camera. The hand drawn pencil borders are then layered onto the compositions.
Common Ground II (detail)
No.2 (from the series Common Ground) juxtaposes a Roman soldier and a punk. The border drawings reference designs from Roman mosaics and contemporary tattoos along with drawings of a marble skull which was documented in an ancient church in Italy.

No.1 (from the series Common Ground) juxtaposes a Victorian and a Muslim woman. The border drawing construction is based on research including the extensive collections of objects at the Victoria and Albert Museum, and the stone carvings that make up the fabric of the building itself at the Natural History Museum, London.
Selected Solo Exhibitions;
2010- Maslen & Mehra. Cuadro Fine Art, Dubai
2008 Solo Projects Daniel Canogar, Maslen & Mehra, Li Wei Galerie Caprice Horn/Berlin
2008- Two Worlds Piramid Art Center Istanbul Turkey
2008- Shadow Lands Priska C. Juschka Fine Art New York
2007/8- Maslen & Mehra First Gallery Rome Curated by Gianluca Marziani extended until 15 Feb 2008 Accompanying catalogue
2006- Maslen & Mehra Presented by EXPRMNTL galerie, LACEN, et Bertrand Grimont La Marais Paris
2006- Metropolis Galerie Caprice Horn Berlin Germany
Selected Group Exhibitions
2010- Globalised Nature-,Galerie Caprice Horn, Berlin
2010- Art Dubai, Galerie Caprice Horn, Berlin
2009- A Shot In The Dark Chateau Radvanov Czech Republic
2009- The Space Between, Surrounds Our Desire Curated by Mona Casey Axis
2008- Lianzhou International Photography Festival, Lianzhou/Beijing, China
2008- It's Not Easy, Exit Art New York
2007- Reality Bites including Roger Ballen, Andres Serrano, Tae Hun Kang and others Galerie Caprice Horn Berlin Germany
2007- Corpo Sociale Maslen & Mehra / Jaime Pitarch / Nathalie Rebholz / Akino Kondoh / Marina
Common Ground II (detail)
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Web Links
Galerie Caprice Horn Berlin
Maslen & Mehras' website
East Wing Collection Courtauld Institute London
Artists Space New York
Espace Lacen Paris
First Gallery Rome on re-title.com
Priska C. Juschka Fine Art New York
Galerie Caprice Horn on re-title.com