RAW Labs X Art Residency
Bow Arts Trust is delighted to present a new residency program at Royal Albert Wharf.
Over six months, selected artists will undertake two to three-week residencies in an immersive environment to expand their practice, explore new concepts, exchange diverse perspectives, and experiment with innovative approaches.
The RAW Labs X Art Residency places a strong emphasis on creative growth and interdisciplinary dialogue, creating a unique space where art and community intersect. This initiative aims to foster interaction and encourage active participation in the cultural fabric of Royal Albert Wharf, enhancing both the artistic and communal experience.
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Inaugural Art residency
Choice and Vibration led by artist Vincenzo Muratore
18 Nov – 8 Dec 2024
The Choice and Vibration project explores the theme of choice as a profound and often subconscious process, inviting visitors to immerse themselves in an installation that symbolizes the paths and decisions that shape our lives. The final work will be an immersive installation crafted entirely from organic materials—primarily paper, wood—that creates a welcoming, layered environment. The structure will be rigid yet extremely lightweight, composed of interconnected forms that guide visitors through symbolic pathways. Each movement choice within the installation represents a possible direction or decision, evoking a personal and engaging experience.
The concept behind this installation stems from my research into the impact of choices, both conscious and unconscious, on identity and individual growth. Each decision we make can represent a fork in the road, an opening, or a closure, and I want to embody these possibilities through an environment that encourages the visitor to make “choices” as they explore the work. The installation is also inspired by the ephemeral and changeable nature of the materials: paper and wood represent the fragility and beauty of human existence, while the lighting creates an atmosphere of discovery and introspection.
About the Curatorial Team
Art Curator: Yu Ying – (Yuying) Chan is a curator and researcher with a background in visual art. She delves into fictive curation to explore different ways of curation and storytelling.
Growing up in different countries, Yuying experienced life like a radicant in many cultures. She developed a strong interest in researching cultural representation and cultural belongings in an era of unprecedented mobility and connectivity, traditional notions of fixed identities and cultural boundaries are continually challenged. Her curatorial pursuits orbit around cultural representation, nomadism, otherness, and temporality through a metaphysical and fictional lens. Fiction is her curatorial methodology. The beauty of art is cored to the imagination and artists’ ability to dream and contemplate the future. Fiction is a tool of narration and storytelling that allows people to study the future through the prism of the past and present to shape the world we aspire to inhabit. It is also a tool to rebel against reality and help to envision and form the path to the desired future.
Lead Artist: Vincenzo Muratore – Born in Sicily in 1985, Vincenzo Muratore is a sculptor, designer, and performer based in London.
With a background in social sciences for international cooperation, he has been actively involved since 2010 with the Trinità della Pace Community in Sicily on rural regeneration and landscape art projects. Muratore has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions and has created various public artworks. In London, he has been part of several artist communities, from Trinity Buoy Wharf to RAW Labs (Bow Arts), and has also engaged in various open studios and public engagement activities. He collaborates with various public institutions and galleries and is graduated at the Royal College of Art for the MA in sculpture 2024.
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