Traveling companions, Spike Island Open Studios, 2021
Working with text, sculpture and the voice, I've been thinking about how and where words are held. Traveling companions is an alternative publication, a sculpture intended for bookshelves, window sills and pockets, designed to hold text as associated memory. These hand-made miniature mountains, finished in soft pink glaze with blue and white peaks, will be sent by post with instructions on how to receive an accompanying audio recording.
Each parcel will contain a unique ceramic sculpture and instructions to request your recording of the text. They're for sale to recognise the time, labour, materials and invisible negotiations that go into making artworks, in contrast to the unpaid acts of care observed in the text. They cost £5 per mountain + £2 postage unless you're able to collect from Spike Island. If you're interested in receiving more information please fill out your details below or send a direct message via Instagram (@natashamacvoy)
I'm interested in creating intimate spaces for live performance, so whilst Spike Island Open Studios will be a virtual experience this year, I hope that these Traveling companions can offer an opportunity to connect.
Release Date: June 2021
Working with text, sculpture and the voice, I've been thinking about how and where words are held. Traveling companions is an alternative publication, a sculpture intended for bookshelves, window sills and pockets, designed to hold text as associated memory. These hand-made miniature mountains, finished in soft pink glaze with blue and white peaks, will be sent by post with instructions on how to receive an accompanying audio recording.
Each parcel will contain a unique ceramic sculpture and instructions to request your recording of the text. They're for sale to recognise the time, labour, materials and invisible negotiations that go into making artworks, in contrast to the unpaid acts of care observed in the text. They cost £5 per mountain + £2 postage unless you're able to collect from Spike Island. If you're interested in receiving more information please fill out your details below or send a direct message via Instagram (@natashamacvoy)
I'm interested in creating intimate spaces for live performance, so whilst Spike Island Open Studios will be a virtual experience this year, I hope that these Traveling companions can offer an opportunity to connect.
Release Date: June 2021
Traveling companions, 2021, Ceramic mountains, (each piece unique, approximately 4cm tall)
In the studio I keep a notebook next to me as I make objects in clay. I’m hunting and gathering. Coaxing the voice from my hands and recording the words that trip on my tongue.
Please click on the image above to see all the events available online for Spike Island Studios 2021
I became a studio holder at Spike Island in October 2020 and I'm very pleased to be taking part in:
Reading Event: Natasha MacVoy and Carol Laidler with Caroline Vitzthum, Saturday 29th May, 2-2.45pm
This is a free event but please visit the website to book a ticket.
Reading Event: Natasha MacVoy and Carol Laidler with Caroline Vitzthum, Saturday 29th May, 2-2.45pm
This is a free event but please visit the website to book a ticket.
Your phone is my Gallery, 2020-2021
Your phone is my Gallery, 7'36" (extract), script read to the audience by the artist over the phone, 2020-21
The image above is linked to an audio recording of the script, which was performed as an individual reading over the phone.
This recording is for ease of sharing and does not replace the intimacy of live performances.
Please listen with headphones if possible.