Analog collage, 28 x 28 cm
In her analog approach, Katy Williamson meticulously deconstructs found photographic portraiture. This process of dissection and reassembly transcends mere visual alteration; it becomes an act of introspection and a meditation on time's malleability. By delving into Williamson's collages, one is invited to probe deeper layers of one's consciousness, potentially revealing unexpected insights.
Analog collage, 28 x 28 cm
Collage means a lot of things to me. It is something that helped when I was going through a really difficult time in my life, so it’s like a friend. It's meditative as well, when I get in the zone and I just cut and I don’t really think any more and that is a great feeling. And it's a way to express myself in a completely unrestrained way.
Analog collage, 40 x 25 cm
I primarily create analog portrait based collages. I love cutting things up, and then reassembling the pieces to create something new. I like deconstruction and distortion, blending time and space; like looking at a daydream. I also like to experiment with animated collages. They are a lot of fun and help me further explore the layers, depth and movement in my collages.
Analog collage, 23 x 30.5 cm
Analog collage, 28 x 28 cm
I normally am supplied with photography for a commission or I cut up magazines. Normally articles, where there are multiple shots of the same person. I sometimes work on cradled wood as well. I quite like that process. It's a bit different from my other style. It's really messy and involves a LOT of glue and layers.
Analog collage, 19 x 27 cm
I try to have at least two or three different shots to work with to add extra depth. I find that if I only have one image the collage can come out looking quite flat. I also look to see if I can introduce any supporting material to add contrast into the collage. Although I prepare my material, I don’t ever really plan my collages. I find they can become stiff and generally don’t come together very well. Once I have all my images needed, I print them at various sizes and then cut them up. I reassemble the pieces back together again. It’s like reassembling the puzzle, some pieces just don’t fit back in.
Analog collage, 28 x 28 cm
Katy Williamson was born in 1982 in Wellington, New Zealand. She is now based in Norwich, United Kingdom.
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Born in 1989 into an artistic family in the Black Forest, Germany, Alma Haser is now based in SouthEast England. She is known for her complex and meticulously constructed portraiture, which are influenced by her creativity and her background in fine art. Expanding the dimensions of traditional portrait photography, Alma takes her photographs further by using inventive paper-folding techniques, collage and mixed media to create layers of intrigue around her subjects; manipulating her portraits into futuristic paper sculptures and blurring the distinctions between two-dimensional and three-dimensional imagery.
Galen Gibson-Cornell is a visual artist working with a practice that combines urban exploration, repurpose of found-materials, and principles of détournement. An itinerant traveler, he explores cities on foot, studying the layers of "urban skin" - the posters, flyers, and paper advertisements covering walls and signboards. Then he returns to his Philadelphia studio in order to deconstruct the resulting materials, thoughts, and experiences into methodical and meditative artworks.
Delphine Diallo is a Brooklyn-based French and Senegalese visual artist and photographer. An observer of photography’s traditional gaze on women’s bodies, Diallo made it her mission to become a key actor in the deconstruction of its sexist and racist legacy. Since 2014, Diallo has been creating a visual language that would empower herself and the women who would become her protagonists and heroines.
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Out and About
What to watch, read, and experience, as curated by the Collé team.
READ
Man Ray: Other Objects
This collection of essays, edited by Yuval Etgar, brings to light five new studies, each dedicated to a specific object, or group of objects by Man Ray and their evolution throughout the artist’s career. With contributions by David Campany, Peter Fischli, Alyce Mahon, Jennifer Mundy, and Margrethe Troensegaard, this book explores how inconsistency, difference, and originality was manifested in Man Ray’s process of artistic reproduction and multiplication.
WATCH
True Colors – Lotte Andersen
Lotte Andersen is an artist, born in London, but working between Mexico City and Lima. She makes installation based works, using video, print, cloth, sound and performance, inviting pleasure seekers and human behaviour into the work.
LISTEN
So Happy - Das Kope
The Brazilian, now LA-based, psychedelic artist Das Kope (who's requested not to reveal his real name) pairs visual artistry and sonically solid pop into one multi-faceted crystalline world. Not only does he write and record everything himself, he makes music videos to match, which involves creating backdrops, filming, directing, and, of course, performing.
