Artist Talk: Accelerator Bursary
About the Artists
Exploring the liminality of communication through asemic writing, Elrick Boldy’s practice considers the boundaries between written language and shape. Interested in the bodily action of writing, his practice considers idiosyncrasies in the handwritten word and how this translates to non-semantic mark-making. Elrick’s steel sculptures are formed into curved organic shapes, echoing expressions from inscribed asemic signs.
Iona Ogilvy-Stuart’s interdisciplinary practice spans sculpture, drawing, printmaking and photography, exploring the integration and disintegration of materials. Her sculptural work contemplates biomorphic, bodily forms and the material processes that occur between intention and finished object. Foregrounding the temporary materials that enable bronze production rather than bronze’s cultural status, Iona’s work questions hierarchies of value between the permanent and ephemeral.
In an era defined by digital surveillance and technological advancements, Ewan Summerton’s practice seeks to expose and interrogate the hidden infrastructures that govern modern daily life. Through sculpture and video-based works, he aims to materialise the often-invisible mechanisms of control within surveillance. Ewan’s work encourages viewers to consider the implications of living under inescapable observation, evoking discourse on autonomy, privacy, and the human condition in the digital age.
The Accelerator Bursary is sponsored by the Leeds Art Fund and delivered by Leeds Art Gallery in partnership with Assembly House.
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