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Holding Space

By Carl Rowe 2023

Photo: Tim Bowditch

Holding Space was a multi-sensory exhibition and event at Hauser & Wirth London, which directly from the artist programs instigated by the charity Hospital Rooms for NHS mental health services. It featured mixed media artworks and site-specific installations. My contribution interprets holding as an attraction rather than a physical binding. There is a sense of the circular forms being held by the geometric forms, but only loosely, like weak molecular bonds. Carl Rowe

Photo: Tim Bowditch

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