I have been invited to contribute a text to a
forthcoming publication produced in conjunction with a solo exhibition by
artist Kayt Hughes. The exhibition is the culmination of a year long Fellowship
awarded to Kayt as part of winning the prestigious Woon Sculpture Prize. A
Nottingham Trent fine art graduate, Kayt won the prize for Study Scores, 2nd Movement (foreground in image above), a sculptural work inspired by playing of
‘wrong notes’ within musical improvisation.
The new body of work developed during the Fellowship explores the similarities of
sculpture making and a child’s investigation of the physical world. Hughes investigates
materials’ properties with naivety, to extend their purpose and their potential
to interact with one another. The objects make improvised gestures, with
consideration to form, material and colour, constructing provisional and
transitioning installations.