Artists > 2010: Framing Identity > Helen Maurer

Work

An illusory installation in the Mansion, in which glass donated from Manchester Airport’s Modernist chandeliers appears to fly up through the Cupola and back down to the floor in a manner suggesting the parachute descents staged at Tatton during WWII.

Biography

Having completed a first degree in Fine Art and Theatre at Brighton University, Helen Maurer went on to study Glass at The Royal College of Art. Her work combines her fascination with glass and light, and she experiments with these to create installations for exhibition and site-specific projects. If creating work for a particular place, the history and the architecture inform the idea. She was awarded the Jerwood prize for glass in 2003.

She has exhibited in the UK and abroad, with recent shows including: 'Fragil' at
Museo de Arte contemporanoe Esteban Vincente, Spain; The Institute of
Contemporary Art in Singapore; ‘The Big Chill’, Eastnor Castle, Wales; and solo
shows at Pump House Gallery, London; Angel Row Gallery, Nottingham and
Danielle Arnaud contemporary art, London. She has also completed a number of
commissions including an installation for Arts Council England, London and an
off-site project for the Towner Art Gallery at the Winter Gardens, Eastbourne.

She has collaborated on a number of joint projects with artists, choreographers and musicians, and run workshops at Laban School of Contemporary Dance, The National Glass Centre and various schools and galleries, devising projects based on her practice. Maurer is currently an Associate Lecturer at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, and lives and works in London. She is represented by Danielle Arnaud contemporary art.