Helen Sear to Represent Wales at 2015 Venice Biennale with New Works Exploring Mortality and Landscape
Helen Sear will showcase her work representing Wales at the 2015 Venice Biennale, featuring new photographic and video pieces at Santa Maria Ausiliatrice in Venice. Her exhibition delves into themes of mortality and temporality, highlighted by a significant moving image piece derived from a yearlong observation of a beech wood in Monmouthshire. Since relocating to Wales in 1984, Sear has embraced her role as a representative of the nation. The Arts Council of Wales commissioned the exhibition, with backing from the Welsh Government, which includes commissioning initiatives and educational tools. Sear emphasizes pre-conscious experiences and reflects on her memories of the Biennale, recalling artists such as Joan Jonas and Fiona Hall. This information was published online by ArtReview on 10 April 2015.
Key facts
- Helen Sear represents Wales as a collateral event at the 2015 Venice Biennale
- Exhibition location: Santa Maria Ausiliatrice, Castello, 450 (Fondamenta San Gioacchin), Venice, Italy
- Works explore mortality and temporality through agricultural landscapes
- Includes photographic and video works integrating different speeds of looking
- Key moving image work based on yearlong study of a beech wood in Monmouthshire, Wales
- Sear first moved to Wales in 1984 and considers it her adopted country
- Exhibition commissioned by Arts Council of Wales with support from Welsh Government
- Online exclusive published 10 April 2015 by ArtReview
Entities
Artists
- Helen Sear
- Runa Islam
- Pae White
- Annette Messager
- Alan Haydon
- Cat Haydon
- Andreas Ruethi
- Laura Ford
- Peter Finnemore
- Paul Granjon
- Bedwyr Williams
- Gruff Rhys
- Joan Jonas
- Fiona Hall
- Sarah Lucas
Institutions
- Arts Council of Wales
- Welsh Government
- Wales Arts International
- ArtReview
- Venice Biennale
- Super Furry Animals
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Wales
- Monmouthshire
- New Zealand
- France
- Trinidad