MATT DENHAM
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Between States, 2018

Between States [2018]

Between States explores mechanisms of transition and the notion of being between one state and another, drawing on underlying ideas that inform my practice: from the line between perception and reality understood by Alzheimer’s patients to experiences of transitional spaces in domestic and institutional environments, outside the certainty of what is real and what is not.

Beginning with Mapping Space, a commission for the NewBridge Project, Between States comprises photography, video and critical writing and has been presented at TESTT Space, Durham in November 2017; at the NewBridge Project: Newcastle in June 2018; and at Pineapple Black in Middlesbrough from August-September 2019.

Work from the series:

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Between reality and perception: Transition through the prism of narrative, character and space
A short critical essay by Julia Makojnik commissioned in response to my recent work, exploring some of the cross-cutting themes within my practice. The essay is presented through interactive digital platform Mural. Click here to view the piece and press the play button once it loads. Then, use your mouse to scroll down to explore the work. This piece is best experienced on a desktop browser.
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Searchlights
Taking the process of interviews as a starting point, Searchlights explores the boundaries we place around ourselves through the ritual actions of three figures.
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Red Tape
Presented alongside Searchlights, Red Tape echoes our current climate of uncertainty an unrest through the cold lens of bureaucratic mechanisms.
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Mapping Space
Commissioned by the NewBridge Project, this data mapping piece responds to sociological research by Martyn Hudson into the artistic practices taking place at the NewBridge Project before the demolition of Norham House in 2017.
With thanks to Project Supporters:  
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