Squeeze the thing hard enough, for long enough, and it will become something else. It’s not going to be easy and you’re going to have to work at it. Pull, push and squeeze in all directions. Squeeze the space around it. Squeeze as much out of it as possible. And squeeze the time it takes. Maybe it won’t even turn out the way you expected. Maybe it will break.
Squeeze presents 4 artists working with their chosen materials, adopting unconventional methods in the making process in order to test expectations and push the work into new domains.
Josh Berry
(b.1991 UK) lives and works in London. Studied BA (Hons) Fine Art at University of East London (2011-2014) and MFA Fine Art at the Slade School of Fine Art (2014-16), where he received the Adrian Carruthers award. His recent exhibitions include: Opening Ride, Carousel, London (2017), MA/MFA Degree Show, Slade School of Fine Art, London (2016) www.joshberry.co.uk/
Will Kippax
(b.1990 UK) lives and works in London. Studied BA (Hons) Fine Art at Bath Spa School of Art and Design (2011-2014) and MFA Fine Art at the Slade School of Fine Art (2014-16), where he was nominated for the Adrian Carruthers Award and the Red Mansion Prize. His recent exhibitions include: The Day of The Triffids Episode 3, News of the World, London (2017); Creekside Open, Selected by Jordan Baseman, APT Gallery, London (2017); Traces, The Workhouse, London (2017) www.willkippax.com
Marielle Hehir
(b.1986 UK) lives and works in London. Studied BA(hons) Fine Art Painting at Manchester Metropolitan University (2006-2009) and MA Painting at the Slade School of Fine Art (2014-2016) where she received the Dolby Travel scholarship. Recent exhibitions include: The John Ruskin Prize, Millennium Gallery, Sheffield (2017); Manchester Contemporary, with LLE Gallery, Granada Studios, Manchester (2016) and Contemporary British Painting Prize, Riverside Gallery, London (2016). www.mariellehehir.com
Sam Llewellyn-Jones
(b.1988 UK) lives and works in London. Studied BA (Hons), Photography at University of Hertfordshire (2012-2014) and MFA Fine Art at the Slade School of Fine Art (2014-2016) where he participated in the British Council INSPIRE Exchange Program in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Recent exhibitions include: Traces, The Workhouse, London (2017); Floating Worlds, Safe House 1, London (2016); Future Relics, Chelsea Waterside Art Space, London (2016) www.samllewellyn-jones.com
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