- Venue
- 195 Mare Street
- Starts
- Thursday, June 1, 2023
- Ends
- Sunday, June 11, 2023
- Address
- 195 Mare Street, London E8 3QE
- Location
- London
- Organiser
- 195 Mare Street
Hackney-based painter and printmaker Sam Hodge exhibits recent work in one of the neighbourhood’s oldest houses. With a history spanning more than three centuries, a multitude of inhabitants have left their mark on the fabric of the building; made intentionally or incidentally, some obvious and exposed, many concealed.
Taking its title from a founding principle of forensic science, Every Contact Leaves a Trace documents the artist’s encounters with her environment. Parallels to geological or biological investigations are evident in Hodge’s approach to the marks left by natural and manufactured events.
The connection between human and material realms runs like an undercurrent through her practice. Whether making pigments and inks with earths, plants and human debris, printing from discarded materials or giving new meaning to found objects that have begun to disintegrate, Sam Hodge presents a compendium of tales told by matter.
The old house adds its own chapter with layers of history embedded in the building’s architectural patchwork. Its walls will frame works bearing traces of the Thames shore, the eroding coast of England, the artist’s own recycling bin and 195 Mare Street itself.
Every Contact Leaves a Trace is open Thursday to Sunday, 11am-5pm or by appointment.
195 Mare Street’s Artist-in-Residence Emily Tracy will open her studio to coincide with the Private View on Saturday 3 June, 5-8pm.
Emily Tracy is a Hackney-based artist who makes site specific, socially engaged projects inspired by place, history and communities. She set up a temporary studio at 195 Mare Street in January and has created a sculptural installation in response to the architectural detail of the building.
