Artist statement
Through the sculpture I make I aim to re-interpret the human form by rendering it in new processes and forming it through complex geometric operations. By reviewing the body in these ways I aim to reconsider the way we view ourselves, in many terms: from our atomic makeup to our societal structures.
When making work for a particular site I see the site and context as the subject of the work, for example In Our Image was made for a site near an industrial park and town, and the work acts as a monument to the people who live and work there, the profiles of the figures occupying the larger 16.7m high structure are taken from some of the many people who fabricated the work with me.
The collaboration with various technologies and people in the process of making my sculptures informs the way they are made and as such I strive to create an image of humanity which belongs to it’s place, the here and now, yet is part of a timeless act, to recreate our image in sculptural form.
Employment
- 1998 Research Associate - art for public space, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne (more info)
Solo exhibitions
- 2012 It's not true, but it might be beautiful, Myles Meehan Gallery, Darlington
- 2008 Joseph Hillier, a solo exhibition of work over last four years, Durham Light Infantry Museum and Art Gallery, Durham
- 2007 Contemporary Art Society, Solo Exhibition, Economist Plaza, London
- 2005 LURE an exhibiton of new sculpture by Joseph Hillier, APT Gallery with support from ROLLO Contemporary Art, London
- 2003 Being Human, Corroll Galery, New Orleans
- 2003 Being Human, One North East, Newcastle upon Tyne
Group exhibitions
- 2011 Fast Forward, Globe Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne
- 2008 Burghley Sculpture Garden, Stamford, Lincolnshire
- 2007 Art Gene, curated by Workplace Gallery, Barrow in Furness, Cumbria
- 2007 Sculpture Park, Newby Hall, North Yorkshire
- 2006 Install, Saltwell Park, Gateshead
- 2006 Sculpture Park, Newby Hall, North Yorkshire (more info)
- 2006 Blue Star Red Wedge, Wasps, Glasgow International, Glasgow (more info)
- 2006 Great Eastern Hotel, Liverpool Street, London (more info)
- 2005 Leicester Botanic Gardens, RBS, Leicester
- 2005 Sculptors Drawing, Burghley Sculpture Garden, Stamford
- 2000 Horse and Cart, 30 miles of Northumberland back roads
- 1999 Lead by the nose, Vane, Newcastle upon Tyne
- 1999 Field Day, North Farm, Matfen
- 1999 Freak Show, Green Festival, Newcastle upon Tyne
- 1998 Sell Out, Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle upon Tyne
- 1998 Sell Out, Tensta konstall, Stockholm
- 1997 Booksy, Vane, Newcastle upon Tyne
- 1997 Degree Show, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne
Artist talks
- 2011 Visiting Lecture, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Residencies
- 2000 Residency, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne
Public commissions
- 2012 I imagine you think, you think I imagine, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- 2011 Binary Conversation, Newbury, UK
- 2010 70% H²0, Blaydon Health Centre, Gateshead, UK
- 2010 Internal Matter, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford, UK
- 2009 In Our Image, 16.7m public sculpture at Newton Aycliffe, UK
- 2008 Life Support, Kielder Salmon Hatchery, Northumberland
- 2007 Moving Matter, University of Hull, UK
- 2007 Beyond Number, Popley, Basingstoke
- 2006 Carbon Bond, One Stop Shop, Cramlington
- 2006 Now, then and always, Tullamore District Hospital, Co. Offaly, Ireland
- 2005 Generation, ONE North East, Newcastle upon Tyne
- 2000 Hilltop Sculpture Project, Millennium Green, New York, Tyne and Wear
Competitions, prizes and awards
- 2000 Year of the Artist Award, Arts Council of England, Chopwell Forest, Gateshead
