Alexandra Carr
Durham
Experimental, multimedia artist, focusing on natural phenomena, working at the intersection of art, science and technology
Raising questions about the nature of reality and our place in the cosmos, Carr invites the viewer on a journey of awakening and enlightenment. Captivated by our quest to know the unknown, see the unseen, and exist in the spaces in between, Carr presents a fleeting comprehension of an unreachable place and state of being, present but not properly understood.
At first glance, Carr’s aesthetic is elegant and sedate. On closer inspection, a subtle order and mechanism becomes apparent. Carr generates a slow drawing in of the audience, not to view an image, or a moment, but to observe change over time. A single, transforming, crucial moment of change highlights the threshold of order to chaos where both states may exist at once. The boundaries of liminal spaces stress the notions of duality, opposites, contradiction, interplay and connectivity.
The point of observation is the focus of Carr’s work. Motion and parallax are employed to create illusion, highlighting how visual perception informs our experience of reality.
Through a manipulation of natural phenomena as media and by challenging our perception of our environment, Carr provokes change in the object and the viewer’s perspective in order to open a window into a world unknown.
She is currently a fellow at The Institute of Advanced Studies working on an interdisciplinary project called Material Imagination to collaboratively produce biological smart materials. She is currently working on new projects, and kinetic and interactive sculptures with a particular focus on phase changes, smart materials and new technologies. She is also developing a practice-based research project in collaboration with scientists, historians, sound artists, programmers and engineers to produce interactive, immersive water, ice and fog installations.
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