Babel Hong Kong
Overview
2018
Transparency on bespoke led lightbox
Edition of 20
Dimensions: 122cm (H) x 159cm (W) x 5cm (D) / 48" (H) x 62.6" (W) x 2" (D)
Note: Actual colours may vary due to photography & computer settings.
Artist Statement
122 x 159 x 5cm (framed)
113.6 x 150.6cm (unframed)
Takes inspiration from the Flemish painter Lucas van Valckenborch’s Tower of Babel (1595), whilst also paying homage to traditional Chinese painting techniques and compositional devices, exemplified in the shading of the distant mountains and the inclusion of numerous pathways to aid the traveller on a journey from the foreground to the top of the tower. The ‘Tower of Babel’ is a compelling motif with which to portray a city from a contemporary perspective. The construction allows for multiple viewpoints and layers of history to be represented in a single structure.
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Born: 1974
Hometown: Jersey, Channel Islands, UK
Based in: Hastings, UK
Born in Jersey, Channel Islands, UK, Emily Allchurch first specialised in sculpture before developing her unique approach to reimagining historical artworks in a contemporary photo-collage style. She shows regularly across the UK and internationally, and is a frequent participant in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in London, UK.
Her work is in the permanent collections of the Tokaido Hiroshige Museum, Japan; Minneapolis Museum of Arts, USA; Museum of London, UK; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; Nouveau Musée National de Monaco; States of Jersey, Channel Islands, UK and the Alberta College of Art and Design, Calgary, Canada. Corporate collections include the Financial Conduct Authority, Unilever, Morgan Stanley, Schroders and Rathbones in London, Fidelity International in Tokyo, Gaw Capital and Link REIT in Hong Kong amongst many others.
Emily holds an MA in Sculpture from the Royal College of Art, London and lives and works in Hastings, UK.
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