All artwork has now arrived at London Gallery West and we are at that very exciting time of curating the show! We look forward to seeing you at the
PRIVATE VIEW this Thursday 15 November 2012, 5 – 8pm
London Gallery West,
School of Media,
Art and Design
University of Westminster
Watford Road, Harrow
Middlesex HA1 3TP
T: + 44 (0) 20 7911 5970
E: m.maziere@westminster.ac.uk
westminster.ac.uk/london-gallery-west
OPENING TIMES
9am – 5pm daily
London Gallery West is delighted to present an exhibition
of photography by University of Westminster alumnus Siobhán Doran. The
exhibition documents the architectural changes and the building works in the
first phase of the Hawkins\Brown Architects redevelopment of the Harrow Campus.
Doran’s closely observed and delicately framed images sit at the juncture of
architecture and art – they reveal the curious spatial metamorphosis of a world
in transition…
This exhibition also marks the re-opening of London Gallery
West in a new and improved venue in the ‘Forum’ at the heart of the School of
Media, Arts and Design Campus. The newly built gallery has improved projection
facilities, moveable walls and it’s bay windows look out onto the new campus
entrance. The gallery is part of a redevelopment which links existing buildings
and creates new learning spaces, project rooms and performance areas for the
campus.
Doran has documented the building process throughout the
year, revealing how refurbishment and new build can effectively be combined.
Hawkins\Brown's design adds an impressive modern feel to a campus that is in
need of cheering up. At a time of dramatic changes in funding for Higher
Education this redevelopment is a very relevant model of using limited funds to
link existing buildings with new space and create effective connections between
it’s users.
Siobhán Doran was born in Dublin, Ireland (b.1969), and
now lives in the UK. Initially trained in architectural technology, she worked
for over a decade in architecture before graduating with a first class honours
degree in photography from the University of Westminster. She has been a
freelance artist since 2007. Siobhán focuses on both producing personal fine
art projects and working with the design community; creating commissioned
artwork and photographing contemporary and historic buildings.
Siobhán’s first book was Savoy | The Restoration
(published in 2011 by Dewi Lewis Publishing). The book was supported by a solo
exhibition of the photographs, one of which was selected for The Royal Academy
of Arts Summer Exhibition in 2012. Prints from Savoy | The Restoration and from
other projects will be on display at The Other Art Fair (from 22 – 26 November,
Ambika P3.)
