Elly Glossop: Liquid Velvet, Cosmic Dust – Perceptions On Landscape

27 maj 20238 jul 2023

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Blurring the boundaries between perceptions of the psyche (memory/dream/imagination), my work explores the sublime and almost ethereal qualities of clay, through which a universe materialises based on formations found throughout the natural world. By simulating and recreating these textural elements imprinted in my subconscious, they manifest into otherworldly forms and artefacts. Bodies of work are constructed around a particular theme, or technique of making, and are often inspired by geological formations or phenomena. Foremost these forms are a visual exploration of time and the temporal nature of existence. Using the fluidity of porcelain slip in a range of states I am able to explore the relationships between surface and substance, what is real – and what is imagined in a series of dream-like scapes of textures and compositions. Working intuitively with the serendipitous nature of the material, I reinvents traditional techniques of making, which form a distinctive and unique material language. My practice is currently studio based, which acts as a laboratory where I experiments and pushes my practice forward.

Elly Glossop is a Scottish born, Australian raised artist who lives and works in Copenhagen. After completing a BA at the Royal Danish Art Academy in Bornholm, Elly received her MA in 2020 from the Royal College of Art in London. During her studies she was awarded several prizes, including a scholarship from the prestigious Queen Elizabeth Scholarship Trust (QEST) which allowed her to take an external plaster mould making course with Ed Bently in Stoke on Trent. In 2020 Elly was an artist in residence at Guldagergaard International Research Center, where she focused on wood firing. Elly has exhibited widely in Denmark, London, New York and Taiwan and has received several awards including the RJ Washington Prize (London) and the Franz Rising Award (Taiwan, Second Prize). She was also a finalist in the Officine Saffi Award in Italy in 2021. The upcoming show in Køppe Contemporary Objects is Elly’s first solo exhibition.