{"id":2368,"date":"2016-11-15T12:10:21","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T12:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smfa-news\/?p=2368"},"modified":"2016-11-15T15:00:04","modified_gmt":"2016-11-15T15:00:04","slug":"feminine-vessels-at-historic-dockyard-chatham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smfa-news\/2016\/11\/15\/feminine-vessels-at-historic-dockyard-chatham\/","title":{"rendered":"Feminine Vessels at Historic Dockyard Chatham"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_2370\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2370\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smfa-news\/files\/2016\/11\/IMG_6630.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2370 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smfa-news\/files\/2016\/11\/IMG_6630.jpg\" alt=\"img_6630\" width=\"480\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smfa-news\/files\/2016\/11\/IMG_6630.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smfa-news\/files\/2016\/11\/IMG_6630-300x180.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2370\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luiza Jordan (2016); Feminine Vessels: Balloons, Wool, String. Photo by Rose Sizer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Preparations for the Interim Degree Show from 3rd Year BA (Hons) Fine Art students in the School of Music and Fine Art are now in full swing &#8211; literally.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday morning, should you have ventured onto Chatham Historic Dockyard, you would have encountered a strong female presence, floating high above your head, suspended from a large industrial crane. Just outside the School of Music and Fine Art studios, artist Luiza Jordan installed her delicate yet immersive artwork <em>Feminine Vessels<\/em>.\u00a0 The work is the result of extensive research and discovery into the history of the Dockyard.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2377\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2377\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smfa-news\/files\/2016\/11\/IMG_6668.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2377 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smfa-news\/files\/2016\/11\/IMG_6668.jpg\" alt=\"img_6668\" width=\"480\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smfa-news\/files\/2016\/11\/IMG_6668.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smfa-news\/files\/2016\/11\/IMG_6668-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2377\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luiza Jordan (2016); Feminine Vessels: Balloons, Wool, String. Photo by Rose Sizer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Artist Megan Boyle observes, <em>\u201cJordan\u2019s work is an exploration into materiality, which often manifests itself through sculpture and installation work. She attempts to represent the presence of the female, omitting images of the female nude and without explicitly making reference to the female body.\u00a0 Rather, she uses materials associated with feminine identity and domesticity, engaging with organic bodily textures and shapes. In terms of the site in which these pieces can be found, Jordan aims to construct particular juxtaposition between the organic, fragility and fluidity of her invented forms, and the virile, masculine and industrial nature of her surroundings, which at the moment, is that of the Historic Dockyard, where the School of Music and Fine Art is located.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2375\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2375\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smfa-news\/files\/2016\/11\/IMG_6650.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2375 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smfa-news\/files\/2016\/11\/IMG_6650.jpg\" alt=\"img_6650\" width=\"480\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smfa-news\/files\/2016\/11\/IMG_6650.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smfa-news\/files\/2016\/11\/IMG_6650-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2375\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luiza Jordan (2016); Feminine Vessels: Balloons, Wool, String. Photo by Rose Sizer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jordan is now continuing to experiment with size, scale and material to prepare her work for the upcoming BA (Hons) Fine Art interim Degree Show <em>Loading\u2026 <\/em>\u00a0but this time within the beautiful historic Georgian building that is Chatham House in Rochester High Street.<\/p>\n<p>The show, which features work by 30 artists, will be open as follows:<br \/>\n<strong>Saturday 10 December &#8211; Wednesday 14 December, 11am-4pm (closed Tuesday). \u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>The Private View is Friday 9 December, 6-9pm. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2376\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2376\" style=\"width: 480px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smfa-news\/files\/2016\/11\/IMG_6670.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2376 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smfa-news\/files\/2016\/11\/IMG_6670.jpg\" alt=\"img_6670\" width=\"480\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smfa-news\/files\/2016\/11\/IMG_6670.jpg 480w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/smfa-news\/files\/2016\/11\/IMG_6670-300x184.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2376\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Luiza Jordan (2016); Feminine Vessels: Balloons, Wool, String. Photo by Rose Sizer.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to be on the guest list, please book via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/loading-private-view-for-the-interim-fine-art-degree-show-from-3rd-year-ba-hons-fine-art-students-tickets-29333853345\">https:\/\/www.eventbrite.co.uk\/e\/loading-private-view-for-the-interim-fine-art-degree-show-from-3rd-year-ba-hons-fine-art-students-tickets-29333853345<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Show venue: <\/em><em>351 Rochester High Street, Rochester, Kent, <\/em><em>ME1 1DA<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Further information here:<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mfadegreeshow\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/mfadegreeshow\/<\/a><br \/>\nInstagram &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mfadegreeshow\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/mfadegreeshow\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Article\u00a0by\u00a0Megan Boyle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Preparations for the Interim Degree Show from 3rd Year BA (Hons) Fine Art students in the School of Music and Fine Art are now in full swing &#8211; literally. 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