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Caroline Locke
Caroline Locke (UK)
www.carolinelocke.org Caroline Locke has been described as one of the East Midlands most innovative interdisciplinary artists. She has exhibited Nationally and Internationally and is widely known for her large scale installation works. Working with water, sculptural devices, new and old technology, sound and video, Locke makes works that are often sited in Public spaces as well as in galleries and theatres. Her most recent exhibitions include her film installation ‘Fear Factor Seven’ as part of Bonington Gallery’s 2002 ‘Too Sensitive ‘ Season. Her installation and performance Pellious and Melisande( 2001) took place at Bonington gallery, Nottingham, with dancer Kerry Nichols and with music by tractor. She has exhibited at Site Gallery, Sheffield, as part of their 2000 Intermediate exhibition. Locke's site specific public work, maelstrom (1998), was installed in the grounds of Nottingham Castle and shown also at the 2001 international conference of the art and science of water at the Hot bath gallery, Bath. Maelstrom formed part of her 1998 exhibition Loop at the Bonington Gallery and was exhibited in 2002 at the Vandskel Watershed festival, Silkeborg Bad, Denmark. Locke’s installation Bad noise was included in a program at the Podewil, center for contemporary arts, Berlin, in summer 2002. Water is a current theme within her practice and her current ‘waterwork’, ‘Breath’ reached number one in the Guardian Listings, May 2002. During March/April 2003 Locke was invited to deliver a seminar as part of the ‘’World Water Forum’ in Kyoto,Japan.This was followed by exhibitions in Kyoto and at the Museum of contemporary art in Toyota, with a group of six artists. Locke has performed and exhibited in Prague, Berlin, Denmark, Chicago, Holland, Ireland and Japan. Caroline Locke has taught fine art, public art and installation practice and interdisciplinary studies since 1993 and is currently a lecturer at The University of Derby and at The University of Brighton . |