...delicate conceptual material...

Jerwood Project Space, 27 Sept till 8 Nov 2010.

'As a genius of construction man raises himself far above the bee in the following way, whereas the bee builds with wax that she gathers from nature, man builds with far more delicate conceptual material which he first has to manufacture from himself.' 1 Friedrich Nietzsche

...delicate conceptual material... is a site specific installation of new work by Helene Kazan: a three dimensional drawing within the space. This installation combines materials, which seek to connect conceptual and physical materiality. Polystyrene columns appear to spring from wall to wall as if they were a feature of the buildings architecture, while the natural light changes throughout the day affecting the installation in a way which resonates with some of Kazans previous work.

Kazans practice is, on the one hand, an elegant exploration of the parameters of drawing and sculpture and on the other, is an investigation into notions of territory, occupancy, space and cultural growth. Developing creative methods that are a bastardisation of processes used within architecture, her work can be termed territorialisation and deterritorialisation; an apparent contradiction between her instinctive desire to possess space by imposing large sculptural interventions and then deliberately erasing or making them fragile.

1: Friedrich Nietzsche, F, Twilight of the Idols and the Antichrist, trans. R J Hollingdale, Penguin, London, 1968.

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