Item NMC/1968C - 'Hostile cups: Control'

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NMC/1968C

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'Hostile cups: Control'

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  • 2019 (Creation)

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'Control': 1 of a set of 5 ceramic pots, wheel thrown with hand-built adjustments.

Artist statement: "Hostile architecture is a phenomenon with rase rise significantly throughout urban design this century. A widely recognised example of this type of design is the 'uncomfortable bench'. Interventions of this kind are now familiar, and can even be a cause of comfort to privileged audiences, but it is important to consider their sociological effects. We have replaced human interaction, nuance and empathy with hard, physical and non-negotiable solutions. Identifying five core aspects of hostile urban design - limit, control, obstruct, impede and deter - I have developed a series of ceramic cups which each embody one of these qualities."

Source: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pe53s2N6laNXHxxQ-RrjA5cjvuFNeUPC/view

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(fl 2019-)

Biographical history

Arvinda Gray studied Communication Design at The Glasgow School of Art and graduated in 2019. In 2019 she won the Avril V Gibb Memorial Prize, for the purchase of work from a final year undergraduate Communication Design student.

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Purchased from the artist in June 2019, Avril V Gibb Memorial Prize purchase. Accession number JAC/299.

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Stoneware clay. Vessel comprising two hollow semi-cylindrical vessels on common base. Annotated with artist's initials on base.

Dimensions: 64 x 72 x 69 mm

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Final

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  • English

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