https://helenleigh.com Helen Leigh Thu, 20 May 2021 14:38:47 +0000 https://helenleigh.com en https://helenleigh.com/Front-page Thu, 20 May 2021 14:38:47 +0000 Helen Leigh https://helenleigh.com/Front-page Helen Leigh WorkCV https://helenleigh.com/Works Thu, 20 May 2021 14:38:47 +0000 Helen Leigh https://helenleigh.com/Works ︎ Cardboard PlayNorth Edinburgh Arts Festival, 2022&nbsp;Artists: Emma Lawrence, Fiona Oliver-Larkin, Helen LeighReflecting on the role of the facilitator, how do we engage with each other and different materials, without having an agenda, or an end goal? Result: A Viking Dragon Ship, of course!<img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bb48c9814e7d4484adad41cc4af252ccc605bd35966c57858bfd0aeff5877efc/IMG_5401.JPG" data-mid="145151957" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bb48c9814e7d4484adad41cc4af252ccc605bd35966c57858bfd0aeff5877efc/IMG_5401.JPG" /> UntitledAudio Installation (2018) Reverse Rituals, Talbot Rice Gallery Sound of a solo voice, joined by more solo voices to form a choir. Played through four speakers located at the four corners of the gallery’s balcony simulating a call and response between voices. BlindMoving-image Installation (2015) Degree Show, Edinburgh College of Art Footage of a black-out blind recorded, edited and then re-projected back onto itself. "As a consequence of the use of technology, the human body is pushed towards centre stage. In some cases viewers are directly presented with the body of the artist, mediated through video or performance, while other more ambient works facilitate a heightened awareness of one's own body. This year an increasing number of students have turned to explore the resonance of the spaces that they have been occupying... Helen Leigh uses projection and sound to subtly enhance the sensation of a blackout blind flapping against the open window; a minimally ambient installation that leaves viewers baffled as to where the work actually resides." Jessica Ramm on ECA Degree Show, The Skinny 2015 Mary Had A Little Lamb Video (2015) LightsVideo (2014)Strip lights flickering on and off, making squeaking noises. Oral HistoriesCraigmillar NOW (2021-22)&nbsp;Artists: Rebecca Young, Hannah Caulder, Helen Leigh A WiSER funded project, seeking to create and sustain links between the local community in Craigmillar/Niddrie and Queen Margaret University. As part of the development of Craigmillar’s archives, the project was designed to improve knowledge of the area, by capturing oral histories from people who have lived in the community for many years. The collaborative work focused on the future of these stories, how we honour them but also how we more forward with them. <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b07b1b8ebba0708dc920b8e0371ca44bb6afabbf4f5d08bc55b1edd229828bcf/7B687208-DBF8-4BED-8326-6BF843E331C8.jpeg" data-mid="145151450" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b07b1b8ebba0708dc920b8e0371ca44bb6afabbf4f5d08bc55b1edd229828bcf/7B687208-DBF8-4BED-8326-6BF843E331C8.jpeg" /> <img width="2036" height="2894" width_o="2036" height_o="2894" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7e6137e8c3ff0248db98144e7fa4ec96219f2a39e1b3d6cb567c8325e72750c9/5AD4B64A-8345-4936-AC81-343865A1962A.jpeg" data-mid="145149579" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7e6137e8c3ff0248db98144e7fa4ec96219f2a39e1b3d6cb567c8325e72750c9/5AD4B64A-8345-4936-AC81-343865A1962A.jpeg" /> <img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/40eb636c4e0ac268a9e9cbb62477a75427be2f42582dcc02fef3a70021877473/342F1F3D-6490-4945-BC05-7C298094F6FC.jpeg" data-mid="145151461" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/40eb636c4e0ac268a9e9cbb62477a75427be2f42582dcc02fef3a70021877473/342F1F3D-6490-4945-BC05-7C298094F6FC.jpeg" /> Listen to some of the stories here: CraigmillarNow · 'You Were Always Ahead of Your Time' Mags Blair and Andrew Crummy in conversation Thank you to everyone who shared their stories.&nbsp;https://craigmillarnow.com/ LiftVideo Installation (2017) Technically Speaking II, Tent Gallery An empty lift moving through the floors is filmed and then played throurgh CRT screens stacked on top of each other.&nbsp; <img width="4729" height="3153" width_o="4729" height_o="3153" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7f9430d27c899e361d7a1b8bf796e4b358deb5773b8e7c936aaa83a126e52201/HelenLeigh_2of6.jpg" data-mid="109115806" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7f9430d27c899e361d7a1b8bf796e4b358deb5773b8e7c936aaa83a126e52201/HelenLeigh_2of6.jpg" />Lift, Installation viewLi Hand DryerSound Installation (2015) Degree Show, Edinburgh College of Art Hand-dryer installed with speaker instead of a fan. The hand-dryer sings to you, instead of drying your hands for you.&nbsp; <img width="3456" height="5184" width_o="3456" height_o="5184" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/81d59b6d603a223a08e9cb5459ad435b4949b88b832f5e16df1524dc9eb25aa9/HelenLeigh_4of6.JPG" data-mid="109129383" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/81d59b6d603a223a08e9cb5459ad435b4949b88b832f5e16df1524dc9eb25aa9/HelenLeigh_4of6.JPG" /> Hand-Dryer, Installation ViewPilgrimageNorth Edinburgh Arts (2021)&nbsp; Artists: Emma Lawrence, Fiona Oliver-Larkin, Jennifer Catteral, Rebecca Young, Helen LeighAs North Edinburgh Arts closes the doors of it’s building, it awaits the renovation of an exciting community building. We curated a public pilgrimage for the community to engage with, reflecting on the transition period ‘between homes’.&nbsp; <img width="2685" height="1790" width_o="2685" height_o="1790" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ccc0dfe35c295d3e91b797698287834a86e1ed0844a95c7a877a4873dfa5b6a8/f18b3a4a-41b4-4d35-800f-94ac8958001e.jpeg" data-mid="145151743" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ccc0dfe35c295d3e91b797698287834a86e1ed0844a95c7a877a4873dfa5b6a8/f18b3a4a-41b4-4d35-800f-94ac8958001e.jpeg" /> ScreenMoving Image Installation (2016)Helen Leigh, Pig Rock Bothy, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art Moving-image installation “Described by the artist as ‘abstract moving images’, Leigh’s work is usually made in response to a specific space or object. The resulting video installations aim to draw attention to and subtly enhance the everyday; whether that be a chink of light creeping through a window, the edge of a blind, or the sound of a flickering light.” Julie-Ann Delaney, SNGMA <img width="3840" height="5760" width_o="3840" height_o="5760" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/06d5e2901123218a8d0957d5a64419f79c9e5874282e8cc5becad57c952df926/HelenLeigh_3of6.JPG" data-mid="109119568" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/06d5e2901123218a8d0957d5a64419f79c9e5874282e8cc5becad57c952df926/HelenLeigh_3of6.JPG" />Screen, Installation View Blind II Video (2014) Two black-out blinds dancing and moving together in the wind. ︎ hello@helenleigh.com ︎ https://helenleigh.com/CV Sun, 07 Feb 2016 20:21:02 +0000 Helen Leigh https://helenleigh.com/CV ︎ About the Artist ‘Through her use of film &amp; sound, Leigh focuses on the small and often unnoticed elements of our surroundings with the intention to allow for things to be viewed anew, and to induce a slowing down in the process of looking.’ Biography Lives and works in Edinburgh, UK2021 - 22 MA Applied Arts and Social Practice, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK (Distinction) 2012 -15 Intermedia Art (BA Hons), Edinburgh College of Art, UK Participatory Projects Paving the Way:&nbsp;An exploration of female walking through sonic art practice, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, (2022) MA ThesisCraigmillar NOW, WiSER Project: Oral Histories Project, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh (2022)North Edinburgh Arts Festival with Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, (2021-22) Best In Show, Moray House School of Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh (2016) Untilited: Nation//Live, Scottish National Gallery (2014)Adopt an Artist: Running with Scissors, Scottish National Gallery (2014) Foul Play, Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh (2014) Solo Exhibitions2015, John Watson Prize Winner 2015, Edinburgh, UK Helen Leigh at Pig Rock Both, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh. (2016) Residencies &nbsp; &nbsp; Pig Rock Bothy, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh (2015) Talks ‘Rec.’ Artist Talk, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh (2016) Selected Group Exhibitions Reverse Rituals, Talbot Rice Gallery, Edinburgh (2018) Simply Beaming, Embassy Gallery and RAT HOLE GALLEY, Maruseppu Art Residency (MAR), Japan, Toyko (2018) Technically Speaking II, Tent Gallery, Edinburgh (2017) I Think This Film Is About You, Bongo, Edinburgh (2015) Square Egg, Whitespace, Edinburgh (2015) UPLAND Camp 21, Cultybragan Camp, Comrie, Perthshire (2014) <img width="1932" height="2576" width_o="1932" height_o="2576" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9ecf83715eddde2cb0f194fdc2c0850ccf65df48409b418e24fc8cf19fca84fb/IMG_2473.JPG" data-mid="133185782" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9ecf83715eddde2cb0f194fdc2c0850ccf65df48409b418e24fc8cf19fca84fb/IMG_2473.JPG" />The day my coat, matched the colour of the sky. ︎ hello@helenleigh.com ︎