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Colleen Winter

Johannesburg

COMPOSITION DE L'ALCHEMIE: ALCHENIST'S TOME (2016)

Type of book work: Unique / sculptural book-object (one-of-a-kind)
Dimensions: 420 x 320
Media: Mixed

Artist's / designer's statements

I am currently studying for an MTech (Fine Art) and explore my art making as alchemical ritual. As documentation of my making process is important, I chose to make a journal. I wanted this to reflect the notion and feel of a composition de l'alchimie, an 'Alchemist's Tome'. It comprises large, loose signatures of stained paper that I intend to hand-bind it at the end of my studies. I have used various writing tools and inks, including those I've made myself. It serves as a self-reflexive documentation of my journey.

Tome is a self-reflexive documentation of the process of my making, the 'engine' that drives my studies. It is a work in progress that reflects the nature and processes of alchemy.

Artist / Student

Education

Currently registered for a MTech Fine Art degree in the Department of Visual Art, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
2014 Bachelor of Technology Visual Arts cum laude, University of Johannesburg
2013 National Diploma in Visual Arts cum laude, University of Johannesburg
Dean's Merit List, University of Johannesburg

Awards

2015 Sasol New Signatures Merit Award Winner
2014 Sasol New Signatures Merit Award Winner
2013 Sasol New Signatures Finalist
PPC Cement Young Concrete Sculptor Awards Finalist

Exhibitions

2015 SASOL NEW SIGNATURES, Pretoria Art Gallery
EYE MOUTH SOUL; JOZI (PTY) LTD.; UPCYCLE CHIC, ART IT IS
2014 SASOL NEW SIGNATURES, Pretoria Art Gallery
FADA STUDENT SHOWCASE, University of Johannesburg
PAPER, Artists' Proof Studio



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