International residency to Aber continues into 2016
29/10/2015
The previous Umbrella Studio exhibition, Godre’r Glais illuminated for many of us the value of the Aberystwyth International Artist in Residence. The value of spending three months, working in the studio and interacting with the locals extends far beyond each individual artist who participated. What became evident from the exhibition and artist talk is the positive and expansive impact Townsville artists make on the International program at Aberystwyth.
Michelle Hall is a highly respected arts practitioner and former Umbrella Studio Board Member, she is the next artist to embark on this creative Aber adventure. Vicki Salisbury, Umbrella Director asked Michelle to give us some insight on why she applied:
Why did you apply for the residency and what do you hope to gain from the experience?
Michelle: Residencies always give practising artists space to explore new techniques and time to refine old ones. I wanted to dedicate time and space to my personal practice as an artist as recently I have focussed mostly on curatorial duties. Both parts of my arts life are very rewarding but I realised it is time to fuel up the personal tank. I was also given the opportunity to do a residency at Bristol University for 2016 so it was easy to combine the two residencies into one creative journey.
What are you looking forward to achieving?
Before Aber I will be at Bristol University. I will be learning how to use scanning electron and confocal flourescence microscopies to generate three dimensional images of the mediums to I use in my practices. I will take these images to Aberystwyth to create new work, inspired by the beautiful studios. I aim to create sculptures of the nanoparticles based on the images. This residency enables me to combine my curatorial practice in the science and arts collaboration area with my own science art practice.
