Art
Tephra: Order in the Dust
Taking inspiration from Italo Calvino’s Cosmicomic stories, artist Olivia Jones presents works from her evolving series Tephra: Order in the Dust.
A material investigation into suspended matter, exploring entropy and order in ash clouds.
“…I play the game, in other words, the game of pretending there’s an order in the dust, a regularity in the system…” – Italo Calvino
is needed now More than ever
Graduating in BA(Hons) Fine Art at Falmouth University in 2013, Olivia is a current studio holder at Spike Island and a member of Spike Print Studios. Her work explores the structural behaviour of landscapes in an endeavour to reveal unseen dimensions and develop the constructs for evolving narratives.
Recent exhibitions include Contemporary British Drawing, Xi’an Academy of Fine Arts, China and You Move Me, Antlers Gallery, Create Centre, Bristol.
Olivia is currently undertaking a six-month fellowship with University of Bristol’s School of Earth Sciences. During her fellowship Olivia will be working with academics on the subject of ash analysis, exploring the behaviour and materiality of ash particles, clouds and plumes.
Nov 17-Dec 2, Test Space, Spike Island, 133 Cumberland Rd, BS1 6UX, Tue-Sun 12-5pm. Preview Fri 16, 6-8pm.
For more info, visit
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