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Roger Hiorns — Photo © Roger Hiorns

Roger Hiorns

Roger Hiorns (1975, United Kingdom) lives and works in London. The multidisciplinary artist explores material and form in the widest sense of the word. Typical of his work is the combination of elements which are both opposites and complementary: hard and soft, dark and light, young and old. For him, the context determines the artist's position.

 

Hiorns studied at Bournville College of Art (1991-1993) and Goldsmiths, University of London (1993-1996). His work can be seen worldwide in large international collections, including Tate; The Walker Art Centre; The Museum of Modern Art (New York) and The Art Institute of Chicago. 

 

A key piece is Seizure (2008), in which Hiorns transformed an abandoned flat into an installation with copper sulphate crystals, which visitors gradually trampled. Much talked about was vCJD work (2015), a critical reflection of the spread of mad cow disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. 

 

Hiorns is actively involved in organisations that voice the interests of artists.

On display at COME CLOSER

A Retrospective View of the Pathway, 2024 (september)

Performance — more dates

Two heavy industrial vessels emit a fun foamy bubble. Inviting you to feel, smell and play, just like a child. The ‘self-producing sculpture’ keeps reinventing itself. It even appears that no artist is involved. Unlike other sculptures, this work is unpredictable, it always looks different. How liberating! Or does it make you feel less comfortable? 

 

  • Daily at 12:00 and 15:00
  • Read the rules by the artwork

A Retrospective View of the Pathway, 2024 (august)

Performance — more dates

Two heavy industrial vessels emit a fun foamy bubble. Inviting you to feel, smell and play, just like a child. The ‘self-producing sculpture’ keeps reinventing itself. It even appears that no artist is involved. Unlike other sculptures, this work is unpredictable, it always looks different. How liberating! Or does it make you feel less comfortable? 

 

  • Daily at 12:00 and 15:00
  • Read the rules by the artwork

A Retrospective View of the Pathway, 2024 (july)

Performance, more dates

Two heavy industrial vessels emit a fun foamy bubble. Inviting you to feel, smell and play, just like a child. The ‘self-producing sculpture’ keeps reinventing itself. It even appears that no artist is involved. Unlike other sculptures, this work is unpredictable, it always looks different. How liberating! Or does it make you feel less comfortable? 

 

  • Daily at 12:00 and 15:00
  • Read the rules by the artwork

A Retrospective View of the Pathway, 2024 (june)

Performance, more dates

Two heavy industrial vessels emit a fun foamy bubble. Inviting you to feel, smell and play, just like a child. The ‘self-producing sculpture’ keeps reinventing itself. It even appears that no artist is involved. Unlike other sculptures, this work is unpredictable, it always looks different. How liberating! Or does it make you feel less comfortable? 

 

  • Daily at 12:00 and 15:00
  • Read the rules by the artwork

A Retrospective View of the Pathway, 2024

Sculpture, new work

Two heavy industrial vessels emit a fun foamy bubble. Inviting you to feel, smell and play, just like a child. The ‘self-producing sculpture’ keeps reinventing itself. It even appears that no artist is involved. Unlike other sculptures, this work is unpredictable, it always looks different. How liberating! Or does it make you feel less comfortable? 

 

  • Continuous viewing
  • Please do not touch

Pathways, 2024

Performance — more dates

Pathways (2024) comprises a series of cold, machine objects that you would more likely expect in a factory or garage. Not in an art park. What are these strange objects doing here? During performances they reveal their true meaning. Then a naked young man interacts with the sculpture. In doing so, the work immerses us in the paradox between the active lust of the virile young performer and the sterile, artificial context in which he moves. 

 

This performance will also be conducted if it rains. Please respect the naked fragility of this performer.

Pathways, 2024

Sculpture (new work)

Pathways (2024) comprises a series of cold, machine objects that you would more likely expect in a factory or garage. Not in an art park. What are these strange objects doing here? During performances they reveal their true meaning. Then a naked young man interacts with the sculpture. In doing so, the work immerses us in the paradox between the active lust of the virile young performer and the sterile, artificial context in which he moves. 

 

  • Continuous viewing 
  • Please do not touch