Alex Hardy
Bower Ashton Library, Bristol, UK
Alex's text based works create word play using synonyms and homonyms harvested from various thesaurus sources. These slowly shifting definitions of words - chosen for their particularly loaded associations - play themselves out in multimedia installations, the written word, print and screensavers. Using a progressive abstraction of words and their meanings, the process keeps the artist one step removed from the creation of meaning. The simple style focuses the viewer's attention wholly on the words, giving few clues to any intended reading of them.
As the connections between the words literally move in and out of sense and nonsense new definitions, connotations and associations are created. The experience of falling between the gaps in the words can be either disconcerting or playful - sometimes both at the same time. With this comes a heightened awareness of the processes and assumptions involved in the construction of communication. It explores the line between expression and interpretation; and the creativity inherent to both.
www.artistalexhardy.webspace.virginmedia.com
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