Maureen Brigden
About the work in Transept:Traverse
Two elements came together to create this body of work, a passion for clay and a fascination with the material remains of our human history. Clay laid down over many centuries has an innate memory of things past. This material sustains us through our lives and will eventually reclaim us.
Working instinctively using locally sourced clay from Chichester harbour, comes complete with the debris of past times including stones, roots, organisms and ferrous metals left over from previous occupations, I endeavour to release the narrative suggested within the clay.
The process of building and firing these figures render the work vulnerable, capable of sagging, or at worst, collapsing. This then becomes part of the work, drawing parallels with the human condition.
Biography
Maureen Brigden graduated from Chichester University in 2007 with a B.A.(Hons) in fine art, with a main interest in Sculpture. She has a place at West dean to study for an M.A in fine art in the autumn.
Recent exhibitions include;
- 2007 Art in the garden Bosham
- 2008 Effervescence, West dean Barn
- 2008 Chichester Open Doors, Colworth farm
