Helen Barff
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Upside Down Buoy (concrete and rope)
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Helen works with objects and various processes for particular projects. Objects include a piano, a car, and a collection of stones or things that float. The processes involve direct contact with the object, although it is always absent in the final result. These pieces become anthropomorphic metaphors that present a philosophical position on human presence. The work is essentially ‘still life’ – a ‘momento mori’, communicating through intensely tactile, physical work and the interaction of opposing spatial connections.
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Inside Out Buoys (coloured latex)
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Inside and Outside Jug (rubber filled with water)
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Things from the Thames (found object snd felt)
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Things from the Thames (felt covered objects)
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Piano (felt, dust and rust from piano)
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Helen graduated from the Drawing MA at Camberwell College of Arts in 2004. She did her BA in Fine Art and Art History at Goldsmiths College in 1999. She has her studio in South London and teaches Fine Art and Drawing at various colleges.
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