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This Autumn we are proud to showcase Coalescence, by the very talented Olivia Turner.

A private viewing will be held on the 11th September for family, close friends, and Friends of Globe, and open to the public from the 13th onwards, viewing during regular studio hours - Monday to Thursday, and Saturdays 10am to 3pm.

Olivia Turner’s concern with spatial awareness is evident within her work, which continually plays with conventional ideas about spaces. Her paintings are densely multi-faceted representations of Brutalist buildings with composition, form and structure playing an integral part in her paintings. Developed from her photographs and drawings, the compositions are built up from multiple viewpoints. She continuously layers drawings on tracing paper, allowing her to explore countless configurations, carefully refining these before they are developed into paintings.

By isolating her compositions from their original surroundings, she wants to give the viewer no option but to interact with them. Turner wants the viewer to see the true beauty of these buildings, starting a conversation around the loss of them in society. Her main intention is to alter a place by creating a new space within it, causing the viewer to question their perception of their own experience of the space.