Elpida Hadzi-Vasileva
artist-in-residence at Gloucester Cathedral
artist talk

Thursday 2nd April at 7.30pm.

Free entry, drinks available

Coming from Macedonia, a country where 60-70% of the land is forest, the immediacy of nature is a significant element of Hadzi-Vasileva's working practice. Her work attempts to expose the relationships between human and naturally occuring landscapes.

Hadzi-Vasileva develops profound works which resonate with the particular place, interior or exterior. This stimulates the development of new methods using unusual materials which are linked to the specific environment. Underlying all of Hadzi-Vasileva's practice is an interest in exposing spaces which are not normally encountered. This concern with space, including light, darkness, colour, texture and smell has produced a series of works that explore their symbolic nature and intimacy whilst also attempting to delineate the integral nature of their relationship.

For her forthcoming show at Gloucester Cathedral ('Motectum', 30 April - 31 May) Hadzi-Vasileva will be presenting a sound installation consisting of 40 individual sounds, played by 40 speakers. The piece is inspired by the history of the Cathedral's cloisters, the only place where the usually silent monks could have a conversation.