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HELENA HAMILTON
Climb through the holes in my brain to get to my soulluos, i promise to wake up soon, 2011 |
Condition of I |
Note to a Distant God |
To Whom It May Concern (IEQUALSYOUEQUALSWEEQUALSME) - Remain Alive |
To Whom It May Concern (IEQUALSYOUEQUALSWEEQUALSME) -Stop |
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Helena Hamilton was the Flax Art Graduate Resident from 2009 - 2010.
Email: helena_hmltn@yahoo.ie
www.helenahamilton.com
http://helenaruthhamilton.blogspot.com/
I’ve been accused of being egotistical. Yes, I. This is my work. Yes, we. This is my work. Yes, you. This is my work. Yes, society. This is my work. Repeat.
THE ONE CREATING = I
THE ONE VIEWING = I
THE ONE CRITICIZING = I
“Every man takes the limits of his own field or vision for their limits of the world”
German Philosopher, Arthur Schopenhauer.
Through the form of self portraiture Hamilton’s work focuses on contemporary themes of censorship, consumerism, love, identity and individuality. Her strategy takes a personal approach, interweaving her life with her art, using it to question the conscious and unconscious social structures and pressures that she experiences. The processes that Hamilton uses are often of a repetitive nature, evolving through action, corroding the very work that she is producing. She is interested in the doing rather than the done. Through her approach she does not seek to find definite answers (unsure as to whether truth exists), rather Hamilton wishes to personally explore society’s views of freedom, existence and identity, and also the dehumanizing ‘myth’ of individuality.
Helena Hamilton, born in Northern Ireland 1986, grew up in the North Antrim Coastal area, currently lives and works in Belfast. She studied at the University of Ulster where she gained a BA Honours degree in Fine and Applied Arts in 2009. Hamilton’s artistic career is unfolding and continues to build further momentum; already having had numerous successful exhibitions in Belfast, with her work reaching throughout Ireland, to London, Italy and as far as New York.
The artist states:
“Using various materials and/or sounds I construct urban monochrome jungles built by hysteria and uncensored thoughts. These creations grow over walls, floors and ceilings just as black smog engulfs a city. Lines, words and symbols divide the blank space as streets, buildings and people divide a ground that once stood alone.
Hypnotised by this municipal jungle and with a growing feeling of perplexity, the individual is led away to have a conversation with their soul...”