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Fairytales and forests: Airdrie artist ‘threads’ fables into art in interactive public exhibition
Tuesday, 05 July, 2011Hannah Malone (21) from Airdrie, a final-year Sculpture
student at Robert Gordon University's Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen,
recently exhibited her final project to the public at the School's 126th
annual Degree Show, sponsored by BP.
Hannah, who lives on Cairnhill Road, created an 8ft high
corridor or ‘forest' made from thin strands of red wool as part of her
exhibition, inviting visitors to interact with her work and walk through the
display's interwoven paths.
She explains: "Throughout my final-year, I have read and researched various European fairytales by authors including Hans Christian Anderson, and tried to retell these traditional stories through contemporary visual art."
Hannah's red thread forest represents the Anderson fairy tale, ‘The Red Shoes', where a peasant girl can not stop dancing whilst wearing a pair of red shoes, taking her through dark forests and briars.
She continues: "I am inviting viewers to immerse themselves between the real and imaginary worlds. My thread forest forces visitors to take a certain direction or path through my exhibition whilst at the same time still being able to see the outside or ‘real' world through the threads."
Hannah is set to graduate with a BA (Hons) in Sculpture on Friday 15 July in a ceremony at His Majesty's Theatre in Aberdeen.
Commenting on her time at Gray's, she adds: "I have really enjoyed my time at Gray's and found that the freedom given to work on my own ideas coupled with the support from tutors in developing my skills as an artist have brought out the best in me."
Hannah's work was exhibited to the public at Gray's School of Art Degree Show, sponsored by BP, from 18-25 June.
ENDS 1 July 2011
Issued by:
Sarah Grieve
Communications
Officer
Robert Gordon University
Schoolhill
Aberdeen
AB10 1FR
Tel: 01224 262206
Email: s.j.grieve@rgu.ac.uk