Maelstrom
Maggie Heath
September 27-October 17, 2014
Maggie Heath's "Maelstrom" from Surplus Space on Vimeo.
Statement
Maelstrom is a performative installation. During a time when emotions and housing options seem in a constant state of chaos for artist, Maggie Heath, she uses the “domestic” action of hand-sewing as a way to calm the mind and let the thread make connections. Surplus Space’s outdoor performance area and walkways will be covered in the result, while Heath will slowly be curling in the fabric, surrounding herself, and beckoning the viewer to take a closer look.
Bio
Maggie Heath is a Portland artist, who focuses on figurative and theatrical sculptural installations, with the use of labor-intensive processes. While growing up in Minnesota, Heath was a part of Ballet Minnesota’s academy, which continues to inform her interest in the figure and the settings that surround the body. Heath is currently finishing her BFA at Portland State University, and was awarded an honorable mention in International Sculpture Center’s Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award Program for 2014. Her work has shown at various spaces in Portland, including Timeshare Gallery, MK Gallery, PCC Casacde Gallery, and as part of a group project for the Portland’s Shine a Light at the Portland Art Museum.
www.maggie-heath.com
Maelstrom is a performative installation. During a time when emotions and housing options seem in a constant state of chaos for artist, Maggie Heath, she uses the “domestic” action of hand-sewing as a way to calm the mind and let the thread make connections. Surplus Space’s outdoor performance area and walkways will be covered in the result, while Heath will slowly be curling in the fabric, surrounding herself, and beckoning the viewer to take a closer look.
Bio
Maggie Heath is a Portland artist, who focuses on figurative and theatrical sculptural installations, with the use of labor-intensive processes. While growing up in Minnesota, Heath was a part of Ballet Minnesota’s academy, which continues to inform her interest in the figure and the settings that surround the body. Heath is currently finishing her BFA at Portland State University, and was awarded an honorable mention in International Sculpture Center’s Outstanding Student Achievement in Contemporary Sculpture Award Program for 2014. Her work has shown at various spaces in Portland, including Timeshare Gallery, MK Gallery, PCC Casacde Gallery, and as part of a group project for the Portland’s Shine a Light at the Portland Art Museum.
www.maggie-heath.com
