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Rachel Olin.

Artist/Maker

 

Rachel Olin is a Textile/Fibre Artist specialising in installations and sculpture.

 

 Educated in Lincoln, at Lincoln College and Bishop Grosseteste Univeristy College under Artists such as Roy Ridsdale; Pete Moss; John  Rimmer; David Manley, Hilary Bower and Paul Cordwell.

 

 Statement:

 

 A continuing theme in my practice is the use of Textile as Sculpture and Installation, challenging the traditional use of the material whilst also exploring the ways in which the material can be manipulated in order to express ideas. As an Artist my works are becoming larger and more ambitious in scale, with most pieces taking a long time to complete. The materials I use are commonly associated with traditional female craft and with the notion of 'maker'; however I wish to challenge this by using materials in contemporary ways and challenging the ideas of gender stereotyping.

 

 I am interested in the way art pieces are explored and understood through the senses, most of my works invite the viewer to touch, smell and listen. Past pieces have explored the idea of sense deprivation; reduced visual clues and the reduced ability to hear, in order to heighten the overall experience of the art piece.

 

 Currently I specialise in wet felting techniques and I am working on the introduction of other art forms including sound to further alter the perception of those that view my work.