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Jamie North - Inflection

Past exhibition
11 - 17 November 2019
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Inflection, Installation view, Pi Artworks x Informality, 2019
Inflection, Installation view, Pi Artworks x Informality, 2019

Informality and Pi Artworks are thrilled to announce Inflection, the first solo show in the UK of renowned Australian sculptor Jamie North. Indicative of his critically acclaimed sculptures combining blast furnace slag, concrete and blown glass, Inflection consists of an eroded column encircled by distorted elliptical terraria. These forms play host to living plant species native to the UK.

 

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Informality and Pi Artworks are thrilled to announce Inflection, the first solo show in the UK of renowned Australian sculptor Jamie North. Indicative of his critically acclaimed sculptures combining blast furnace slag, concrete and blown glass, Inflection consists of an eroded column encircled by distorted elliptical terraria. These forms play host to living plant species native to the UK.

 

The title, Inflection refers to a tipping point or the crossing of an ecological threshold resulting in a shift toward a new systemic direction. The shifted column, Forward Projection (2019), teeters on an eroded axis, having slipped its vertical trajectory. The surrounding terraria sit in material contrast, their glassy surfaces indicating numerous past impacts. Together, they present as forms on the edge of a conflicted past and a perilous future.

 

Still, Inflection resists a nihilistic reading. North’s work assuredly underlines a delicate balance at this critical ecological juncture. The assemblages of Hart’s-tongue fern (Asplenium Scolopendrium) and other indigenous UK plant species are reframed as a form of hope for complex life, however tenuous. Implicit is the presentation of opportunity through positive action. Where there is opportunity, there is at least some promise.

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Installation Views
  • 001 Inflection Jamienorth Informality
  • 015 Inflection Jamienorth Informality
  • 003 Inflection Jamienorth Informality
  • 020 Inflection Jamienorth Informality
  • 034 Inflection Jamienorth Informality
Works
  • Biome No.5, 2019 Glass, rubber, charcoal, slate, native British ferns and ivy 40 (diameter) x 25 cm 15 3/4 x 9 7/8 in
    Biome No.5, 2019
    Glass, rubber, charcoal, slate, native British ferns and ivy
    40 (diameter) x 25 cm
    15 3/4 x 9 7/8 in
  • Biome No.6, 2019 Glass, rubber, charcoal, slate, native British ferns and ivy 30 (diameter) x 50 cm 11 3/4 x 19 3/4 in
    Biome No.6, 2019
    Glass, rubber, charcoal, slate, native British ferns and ivy
    30 (diameter) x 50 cm
    11 3/4 x 19 3/4 in
  • Biome No.7, 2019 Glass, rubber, charcoal, slate, native British ferns and ivy 26 (diameter) x 43 cm 10 1/4 x 16 7/8 in
    Biome No.7, 2019
    Glass, rubber, charcoal, slate, native British ferns and ivy
    26 (diameter) x 43 cm
    10 1/4 x 16 7/8 in
  • Biome No.8, 2019 Glass, rubber, charcoal, slate, native British ferns and ivy 27 (diameter) x 48 cm 10 5/8 x 18 7/8 in
    Biome No.8, 2019
    Glass, rubber, charcoal, slate, native British ferns and ivy
    27 (diameter) x 48 cm
    10 5/8 x 18 7/8 in
  • Biome No.9, 2019 Glass, rubber, charcoal, slate, native British ferns and ivy 30 (diameter) x 33 cm 11 3/4 x 13 in
    Biome No.9, 2019
    Glass, rubber, charcoal, slate, native British ferns and ivy
    30 (diameter) x 33 cm
    11 3/4 x 13 in
  • Biome No.10, 2019 Glass, rubber, charcoal, slate, native British ferns and ivy 38 (diameter) x 38 cm 149 5/8 x 149 5/8 in
    Biome No.10, 2019
    Glass, rubber, charcoal, slate, native British ferns and ivy
    38 (diameter) x 38 cm
    149 5/8 x 149 5/8 in
  • Biome No.11, 2019 Glass, rubber, charcoal, slate, native British ferns and ivy 34 x 30 cm 13 3/8 x 11 3/4 in
    Biome No.11, 2019
    Glass, rubber, charcoal, slate, native British ferns and ivy
    34 x 30 cm
    13 3/8 x 11 3/4 in
  • Biome No.12, 2019 Glass, rubber, growing medium and plants 33 x 33 cm 13 x 13 in
    Biome No.12, 2019
    Glass, rubber, growing medium and plants
    33 x 33 cm
    13 x 13 in
  • Biome No.13, 2019 Glass, rubber, charcoal, slate, native British ferns and ivy 30 (diameter) x 40 cm 11 3/4 x 15 3/4 in
    Biome No.13, 2019
    Glass, rubber, charcoal, slate, native British ferns and ivy
    30 (diameter) x 40 cm
    11 3/4 x 15 3/4 in
  • Chamber No.3, 2019 Blast furnace slag, glass, rubber, charcoal, slate, native British ferns and ivy 47 x 33 x 34 cm 18 1/2 x 13 x 13 3/8 in
    Chamber No.3, 2019
    Blast furnace slag, glass, rubber, charcoal, slate, native British ferns and ivy
    47 x 33 x 34 cm
    18 1/2 x 13 x 13 3/8 in
  • Chamber No.4, 2019 Blast furnace slag, Glass, rubber, charcoal, slate, native British ferns and ivy 48 x 34 x 30 cm 18 7/8 x 13 3/8 x 11 3/4 in
    Chamber No.4, 2019
    Blast furnace slag, Glass, rubber, charcoal, slate, native British ferns and ivy
    48 x 34 x 30 cm
    18 7/8 x 13 3/8 x 11 3/4 in
  • Chamber No.5, 2019 Blast furnace slag, glass, rubber, charcoal, slate, native British ferns and ivy 44 x 28 x 30 cm
    Chamber No.5, 2019
    Blast furnace slag, glass, rubber, charcoal, slate, native British ferns and ivy
    44 x 28 x 30 cm
  • Forward Projection, 2019 Concrete, blast furnace slag, steel, epoxy and British ferns and ivy 300 (diameter) x 160 cm
    Forward Projection, 2019
    Concrete, blast furnace slag, steel, epoxy and British ferns and ivy
    300 (diameter) x 160 cm
News
  • Essay: Jamie North | Inflection

    Essay: Jamie North | Inflection

    By Todd McMillan Read more

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