Su Blackwell
Artist

Su Blackwell was born in Sheffield in 1975, studied at the Royal College of Art, London, and lives and works in London. She has had solo exhibitions in London, Edinburgh and New York and has participated in international group exhibitions. Her work is in the collections of Museum Sheffield and The Bronte Parsonage Museum, Haworth, Yorkshire. She has been commissioned by many clients including British Airways, Liberty,Volvo,The Guardian and Vogue. Her most recent awards have included the Fairy Tale Princesses ‘Thames and Hudson’, Crescer’s 30 Best Children’s Books of 2012 ,Window Display for Nicole Farhi, London Stores, Winner of VM & Display Awards, Best Christmas Window 2011
Website: http://www.sublackwell.co.uk

□Hexaproject produced & curated exhibition:
Su Blackwell ” Dwelling” , POLA MUSEUM ANNEX(Tokyo), 2015 The first solo exhibition in Japan

Su Blackwell “Dwelling”

Su Blackwell is an artist based in London, England. Su expresses her unique art style through book sculptures (sculptures using books as the medium) and through themes such as fairy tales and folklores. This will be her first exhibition in Asia featuring her new piece “Dwelling,” which is inspired by *Gaston Bachelard’s novel, “La Poétique de l’espace,” and an installation of 11 book sculpture pieces that uses old books related to flowers and plants. This will be her first exhibition in Asia featuring her new piece “Dwelling,” which is inspired by *Gaston Bachelard’s novel, “La Poétique de l’espace,” and an installation of 11 book sculpture pieces that uses old books related to flowers and plants. Her pieces visualize the poetic space hidden within the pages of old tales; the sculptures created by cutting pages of old books are three-dimensional pieces of art that lead us to the world of imagination.

Term: 29 April – 14 June 2015
Venue: Pola Museum Annex
Organiser: POLA ORBIS HOLDINGS INC.
Exhibition planning (producing/curation): Hexaproject Ltd.
Coordination: Hexaproject London Limited
Space design: Hexaproject Ltd.
Poster & flyer design: Hexaproject Ltd.
Participating Artist: Su Blackwell
Admission fee: No charge

Websitewww.po-holdings.co.jp