My work is inspired by everyday phenomena – light, shadows, reflections, space…. I explore elements of the ordinary that transcend into the extraordinary.. often there seems no satisfying explanations for these things, but for me, that adds to the sense of the phenomena – a state of wondering.
The hidden volume of a shadow; the displacement of space by an object; sunlight refracted into patterns or reflections – these quiet events are taking place around us everyday but are often unnoticed through their familiarity. I aim to provoke questions, doubts, and curiosity.
I enjoy the notion of the ‘uniqueness’ of a moment in time – the very essence of our experience of life. I am interested in how we perceive the intangible: light, shadow, space, depth, volume and division. The transformation between two dimensions and three dimensions is, to me, an intriguing, in-between space. When does one become the other? Where are the boundaries, when there are no boundaries?
I experiment with found objects and materials, exploring their qualities – often using chance occurrences that blend elements of the known with the unknown. Chance seems to me an intervention by nature and my acceptance creates a type of collaboration. Duality also occurs in my work, contradictions which perversely seem to provide a sense of balance.
Curriculum Vitae
Honor Carter lives and works near Bath, UK
Education/workshops
BA (Hons) Fine Art (First Class), Bath School of Art and Design, Bath Spa University 2013-2017
‘Filming Phenomena’ Workshop by Andrej Zdravic, Dartmoor Arts Centre 2015
Foundation Diploma Art and Design, Cambridge Regional College 2012-2013
Group Exhibitions
| 2018 | Out of Control | March, Cambridge |
| 2017-18 | Notes on Painting | The Koppel Project Hive, Holborn Viaduct, London |
| 2017 | Unseen Tides – Exhibition | Bath School of Art and Design, The Gallery, Sion Hil, Bath |
| 2016 | SALT | Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf, London |
| 2016 | Degree Show 2016 | Bath School of Art and Design, Sion Hil, Bath |
| 2016 | FaB Festival – Minimalism | FaB Festival, Walcot Street, Bath |
| 2015 | FaB Festival Exhibition – To Bathe | FaB (Fringe Arts Bath) 8-9 New Bond Street Place, Bath |
| 2015 | Walcot Chapel Residency Exhibtion | Walcot Chapel, Walcot Gate, Bath |
| 2014 | Woods-Nunn Student Collective 2 Exhibition | Art Salon, 29 Cromwell Road, Cambridge, CB1 3EB |
| 2013 | Woods-Nunn Student Collective exhibition | Art Salon, 29 Cromwell Road, Cambridge, CB1 3EB |
Public Exhibits
| 2014 -2020 | Window hanging, Untitled (divisions of light) | Bath School of Art and Design, University Library, Sion Hill, Bath |
| 2015 | Panels, (divisions of light and space) | The Quadrangle, Bath School of Art and Design, Sion Hill, Bath |
Artist Residencies
| 2016 | Cornwall Residency | Group Residency |
| 2016 | Porthleven Prize | Group Residency |