This week sees the opening of my latest Perfume as Practice show, which will take place at Centrespace Gallery, Bristol from 4th – 9th October 2019.
As ever, Perfume as Practice AW19 will look at the artistic potential of perfumery and how it can be used to create portraiture. The exhibition will comprise 18 perfumes, each a portrait of another artist. These perfume portraits are achieved through my well-established process that begins by asking artists the question ‘why do you make art?’ Then, through a method of intuition and investigation, I create perfume relative to the answer received – capturing the essence of an artist.
In an effort to forge tighter connections this exhibition will provide the artists involved a chance to exhibit their own work alongside their portraits under the overarching theme of ‘voyage’. This theme alludes to Bristol’s history as a port town and acts as a metaphor for the careers of each artist. As ever the exhibition promises to subvert your expectations of scent, perfume and portraiture in general!
I’m really looking forward to exhibiting in Bristol as it’s a city I’ve never visited so it will be great to immerse myself in it for a week. I am also really happy to have secured Arts Council funding for this particular exhibition, which I always feel validates Perfume as Practice somewhat, with particular regards to how perfume can be perceived as an artform.
Many thanks to Centrespace Gallery for the opportunity, and to the artists involved, whose perfume portrait and own work will be on display: Sue Burley; JanCarlo Caling; Marisa Culatto; Stig Evans; Jenna Fox; Andrea Freeman; Liz Griffiths; Catherine Higham; Jeff Hunter; Lady M; Grant Lambie; Heather Fiona Martin; Sharon Mossbeck; Helen Sills; Agatha Smith; Clare Smith; Robert Verrill; Myfanwy Williams
