{"id":65587,"date":"2023-09-26T09:29:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T08:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/?p=65587"},"modified":"2023-09-28T09:46:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-28T08:46:54","slug":"interview-with-helen-kohl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/interview-with-helen-kohl\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with Helen Kohl"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/helenkohl.com\/\">Helen Kohl<\/a> is one of three Platform Graduate Award artists showing their work at Modern Art Oxford this year. Her exhibition <em>Untitled <\/em>(<em>Elements of the Intimacene) + Untitled (The Heir of the Sea)<\/em> is currently on display in our Creative Space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this post, get to know Kohl as she introduces us to the themes and inspirations behind her sculptural installations. Kohl describes her practice as a poetic observation of life around her, emphasising tactile and emotional thinking. Here, Kohl redefines the concept of \u2018home\u2019 and explores \u2018belonging\u2019 in its most intimate and profound form.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cIt&#8217;s called the Intimacene. You could almost say it describes the space of home and belonging\u201d<\/em> &#8211; Kohl &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Interview with Helen Kohl - Platform Graduate Award Nominee\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qCNCAcu9Bzc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Introducing Helen Kohl <\/em>with Artist Helen Kohl. Cinematography by Sam Hamper, 2023.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You can continue to explore Kohl\u2019s works in our Creative Space until 1 October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/mao-studio\/blog\/platform-2023-reading-and-viewing-lists\">Kohl&#8217;s recommended reading and viewing list<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/whats-on\/platform-graduate-award-2023\">Discover more about the Platform Artists <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get to know Helen Kohl as she introduces us to the themes and inspirations behind her sculptural installations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":305,"featured_media":61782,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[152,146],"tags":[261,249,117],"class_list":["post-65587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-platform-graduate-award","category-young-artists","tag-installation","tag-sculpture","tag-young-artists","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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