William Cobbing - So You

A performance in which the two protagonists engage in a slapstick way of making, with absurdly extruded shapes, oversized noses and ear-like forms. Modelling blindly, the focus is on a kind of haptic symmetry, with the portrait forming as an equivalence of the size of the artist’s hand, and impressions of fingers. Over time, the portrait forms, as the sitter, and the audience watch the story unfold. I: @william.cobbing Performed in the AirSpace Gallery window, Stoke-on-Trent, September 22, 2023 The performance was part of an extended performance programme delivered as part of Social Substance - William Cobbing's solo exhibition at AirSpace Gallery 23 September - 5 November, 2023, in partnership with the British Ceramics Biennial https://www.airspacegallery.org/index... https://www.airspacegallery.org/index... https://www.britishceramicsbiennial.com