ARTIST STATEMENT
My work is rooted in an obscure childhood, inspired by my mother. An obsession with collecting stems from years of playing on my own on a rubbish dump watching her accumulate, sort and meticulous arrange endless amounts of other people’s dumped possessions, forgotten memories and abandoned lives. Here I would create imaginary worlds… and poke wildlife.
I am repulsed by waste, epically the waste of life. After some strange animal related incidents I taught myself taxidermy, saving and recycling the seemingly useless and unwanted, transforming them into emotive and provocative assemblages- Twisting the natural with artificial, where beauty and death collide with nostalgia, dark humor and borderline insanity.
I turned my creative process into a live taxidermy performance and demonstration where the audience are encouraged to participate and generally be involved in every aspect of the creation of this new artwork. This show gives people a unique insight into the mind of an artist.
Artist Biography
Charlie Tuesday Gates was born in Dorset and studied Sculpture at Camberwell.
Her work explores the subconscious memories of a very strange and uncanny childhood.
As well as sculpture, Gates is also a performance artist and after teaching herself taxidermy she brought this seemingly dark art to the stage with live demonstrations.
These performances are becoming increasingly popular and often over subscribed.
Her work has appeared on the cover of DESIGN WEEK, inside TIME OUT, THE INDEPENDENT. She has worked with BBC FILM, FILM LONDON and created the set design for a semi finalist of the PLACE PRIZE, the biggest contemporary dance award in Britain.
Gates lives & works in London.
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