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SCULPTURE FOR CATALHOYUK
After a research visit to the famous neolithic excavations
at Catalhoyuk in central Turkey in the summer of 2005, Archer
is now working on a long term project to make an installation
for the Catalhoyuk site. This will a comprise a cluster
of mud brick towers with an interactive sound
installation of local villagers narrating their dreams.
Initial work with local craftsmen will commence in Spring
of 2006.
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SCULPTURE FOR NOVARTIS GRIMSBY LTD
This sculpture has evolved from a series of works which
incorporate an upright stele or obelisk and a horizontal
form 'earthing' it to the ground.
In some of my stele forms, the stele is rough hewn and relates
to archaeological forms, but here it is very precise and
refers to the precision and complexity of the scientific
and pharmaceutical process.
The stele is an abstract representation of a standing figure
and this form, widening as it rises, can be seen as a metaphor
for the spirit. The circular base is a metaphor for wholeness
and connectivity.
In addition to the figure represented in the stele, the
sculpture includes people in that viewers can enter the
arena of the ring and become part of the sculpture by sitting
within it. Here conversations and discussions can occur
or it can be a place for quiet contemplation.
The fragmented nature of the ring characterises much of
my work. It evokes the fragmentary nature of ancient buildings
and of our memories both of individual pasts and collective
history. This contrasts strongly with the precise modernism
of the stele form.
ECHOES, MEMORIES, DREAMS
RECENT SCULPTURE BY MICHAEL DAN ARCHER
Djanogly Art Gallery, Nottingham.
Saturday 26 February - Sunday 10 April 2005
Amazing stone and iron sculptures strongly evocative of
ruined ancient architecture and the archaeology of the remote
past.
TWO - SCULPTURE BY MICHAEL DAN ARCHER AND PAL SVENSSON
The Customs House, South Shields, Tyne & Wear.
Thursday 17 March - Sunday 24 April 2005
Päl works with materials such as steel and stone. He
seeks to make the stone transparent, as the light floods
through openings in the stone, appearing to change the form
of materials usually considered dark and impermeable. Michael's
sculptures invoke the massiveness and physicality of stone,
and utilise the sensual qualities of light, and the intense
quality of neon. One piece heralding the exhibition, will
be sited on The Customs House building itself. His sculpture
deal with artifacts and forms, implying a human presence.
SCULPTURE IN THE WORK PLACE: STONE
Lobby, One Canada Square & Jubilee Park
JOHN AIKEN
MICHEAL DAN ARCHER
STEVE DILWORTH
TIM HARRISSON
JOHN MAINE RA
Monday 4th April - Thursday 9th June 2005
Stone sculpture remains a vital form of expression, and
artistscontinue to explore its possiblities in diverse ways.
Michael Dan Archer's heavy, roughly hewn slabs appear almost
weightless through their mysterious halos of light.
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