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  Georgia Rodger  
As a trained musician performing as a solo singer on a regular basis my musical background often informs my artwork, in some cases becoming the conceptual material and in others the physical material. My current practice combines sculpture, performance and film. Continuing the parallel between the roles of musical performer and artist, I often adopt the persona of a soloist, using my body in most works. I'm interested in making objects that manipulate the body. In recent work I have made sculptures based on musical instruments and used performance to activate them. The sculptures have a subverted figurative relationship with the body - they are not a representation but an extension that fits into it. My intention is to show the sculptures being used. This allows me to explore the two extremes of passivity and virtuosity, questioning the responsibility of the performer to manipulate the instrument and make its unstructured sound musical. Film allows me to maintain a sense of intimacy between viewer and performer. The tone of this intimacy draws upon the melancholy glamour of jazz ballads sung by female solo singers. I want this tragically beautiful tone to haunt the viewer like a song.


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'Soundboard'
Carved wood, plastic
Dimensions variable


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'Harp Cage'
Steel, skin ply, wire
Dimensions (cm): 84 x 50 x 174