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Paloma Proudfoot

Paloma Proudfoot (b. 1992, London) is an artist living and working in London. She received a BA in Sculpture from the Edinburgh College of Art and an MA in Sculpture from the Royal College of Art.

Proudfoot uses sculpture, clothes-making, text and performance to weave together personal experience, historical references and contemporary cultural observations. Seeking articulation for amorphous feelings such as shame, grief and strength, she pushes the metaphorical and narrative potential of materials. As well as her solo practice Proudfoot works with different collaborators including with artist and choreographer Aniela Piasecka and the performance group ‘Stasis’. She has undertaken residencies at Tramway, Glasgow (with Piasecka); Moly Sabata, France; Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin (with Stasis) and the Thun Ceramic Residency, Italy.

Selected solo exhibitions include: Soy Capitan, Berlin (2023, 2021 and 2019); Bosse and Baum, London (2022) and Sans Titre, Paris (2019). Recent group exhibitions include: Goldsmiths CCA (2023); Bold Tendencies, London (2022); KIT – Kunst im Tunnel, Düsseldorf (2022); CAPC, Musée d‘art Contemporain de Bordeaux, France (2022); Den Frie, Copenhagen (2021); Southbank Centre, London (2021) and Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin (2019).

Proudfoot’s upcoming shows in 2024 include solo exhibitions at The Lowry, Salford and The Approach, London as well as a group show at Hauser and Wirth, Somerset and Fondation Carmignac, Hyères.

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Exhibition

Paloma Proudfoot • The Three Living and The Three Dead • 28.04.–10.06.2023

Works

Paloma Proudfoot, Drinking in my eyes (III), 2023, glazed ceramic, bolts, (2x) 50 × 30 × 4 cm Paloma Proudfoot, A fly like you (I), 2023, glazed ceramic, embroidered gauze, bolts, 40 × 20 × 4 cm Paloma Proudfoot, Spool, 2022, glazed ceramic, 28 × 35 × 3 cm each Paloma Proudfoot, Stitches, 2022, glazed ceramic, metal bolts, rope, 142 × 61 × 2 cm (figure), other parts at variable dimensions Paloma Proudfoot, Pin, 2023, glazed ceramic, metal, h = 19, Ø 9 cm Paloma Proudfoot, The Memory Theatre, 2022, installation view Paloma Proudfoot, The Memory Theatre (detail), 2022, glazed ceramic, metal bolts, rope, embroidered fabric, 609.5 × 245 × 163 cm Paloma Proudfoot, Yoke, 2023, wood, glazed ceramic, rope, bolts, 120 × 122 × 48 cm Paloma Proudfoot, The Memory Theatre (detail), 2022, glazed ceramic, metal bolts, rope, embroidered fabric, 609.5 × 245 × 163 cm Paloma Proudfoot, Behind my flesh, 2023, glazed ceramic, embroidered gauze, metal, bolts, 217 × 158 × 16 cm Paloma Proudfoot, There was a whispered story and a shouted one and both were true, 2022, glazed ceramic, metal bolts, chord, embroidered fabric, 207 × 160 × 2 cm Paloma Proudfoot, Splinter, 2022, glazed ceramic, 15 × 38 × 3 cm each Paloma Proudfoot, The Memory Theatre, 2022, installation view Paloma Proudfoot, The three living and the three dead (detail), 2022, glazed ceramic, bolts, 220 × 438 × 3 cm Paloma Proudfoot, Grief is recognised as a friend, 2022, glazed ceramic, painted wood, metal bolts, 130 × 218 × 17 cm Paloma Proudfoot, Mortal coil, 2023, glazed ceramic, bolts, 36 × 28 × 2 cm Paloma Proudfoot, A History Of Scissors, 2019, glazed ceramic, 56 × 40 × 34 cm Paloma Proudfoot, The Three Living and The Three Dead, 2022, glazed ceramic, 300 × 500 × 4 cm Paloma Proudfoot, The Memory Theatre, 2022, installation view Paloma Proudfoot, The Three Living and The Three Dead (detail), 2022, glazed ceramic, 300 × 500 × 4 cm Paloma Proudfoot, The Accelaration of Days 2, 2021, glazed ceramic, 2 parts, each 35 × 38 × 1 cm Paloma Proudfoot (in collaboration with Saelia Aparicio), A Divine Messenger of Catastrophe, 2021 , fabric, glass, ceramic, 50 × 180 × 15 cm Paloma Proudfoot, Humours of the Exe 2, 2021, glazed ceramic, 21 × 25 × 1 cm Paloma Proudfoot, What Happened To Flying Dreams II, 2021, glazed ceramic, 26 × 17 × 1 cm Paloma Proudfoot, What Happened To Flying Dreams 1, 2021, glazed ceramic, 26 × 13 × 1 cm Paloma Proudfoot, Slow Dwelling, 2021, glazed ceramic, 2 parts, each 31 × 15 × 4 cm Paloma Proudfoot, Comma, 2021, glazed ceramic, brass screws, 2 parts, 31 × 56 × 4 cm Paloma Proudfoot, Comma, 2021, glazed ceramic, brass screws, 2 parts, 31 × 56 × 4 cm Paloma Proudfoot, The Detachable Head Serves as a Cup, 2018, glazed ceramic, dimensions variable Paloma Proudfoot, Private Pool, 2018, glazed ceramic, 17 × 110 × 94 cm Paloma Proudfoot, The Memory Theatre, 2022, glazed ceramic, metal bolts, rope, embroidered fabric, 609.5 × 245 × 163 cm Paloma Proudfoot, The Accelaration of Days 2, 2021, glazed ceramic, 35 × 38 × 1 cm Paloma Proudfoot, Turtle neck, 2018, glazed ceramic, 36 × 44 × 16 cm Paloma Proudfoot, Drinking in my eyes (IV), 2023, glazed ceramic, bolts, (2x) 50 × 32 × 4 cm Paloma Proudfoot, Turtle neck, 2018, glazed ceramic, 36 × 44 × 16 cm Paloma Proudfoot, A quick descent 2, 2018, glazed ceramic, 26 × 58 × 11 cm Paloma Proudfoot, Small sips and neat steps, 2018, glazed ceramic, 15 × 63 × 25 cm each Paloma Proudfoot, Town Planner, 2018, glazed ceramic, metal, 48 × 161 × 45 cm Paloma Proudfoot, What you have put outside yourself, 2019, glazed ceramic, stainless steel, latex cushion, 3 part, 32 × 39 × 26 cm Paloma Proudfoot, I am sick to death to this particular self, I want another (I), 2019, glazed ceramic, 39 × 22 × 27 cm Paloma Proudfoot, I am sick to death to this particular self, I want another (II), 2019, glazed ceramic, 42 × 23 × 43 cm Paloma Proudfoot, Remote from reality, but true (II), 2019, glazed ceramic, glass by Miranda Keyes, 2 parts, 56 × 14 × 14 cm Paloma Proudfoot, Remote from reality, but true (I), 2019, glazed ceramic, glass by Miranda Keyes, 3 parts, 75 × 16 × 16 cm Paloma Proudfoot, Memory never stops, 2019, glazed ceramic, 51 × 31 × 20 cm Paloma Proudfoot, Drinking in my eyes (III) (detail), 2023, glazed ceramic, bolts, (2x) 50 × 30 × 4 cm Paloma Proudfoot, The Nomad Skin, 2019, glazed ceramic, 40 × 50 × 10 cm Paloma Proudfoot, A History Of Scissors, 2019, glazed ceramic, 56 × 40 × 34 cm Paloma Proudfoot, Many a girl has lost her glove, 2018, glazed ceramic, 2 parts, left: 15 x 26 cm | right: 18 x 30 cm Paloma Proudfoot, The sigh, relaxing, 2020, mixed media, 45 × 95 × 10 cm Proudfoot & Piasecka, Cannulate, 2021, poly tube, wire, tubular joint, aluminum, bolt, 3D printed PLA/TLU, motor, 140 × Ø 55 cm Proudfoot & Piasecka, Floating ribs, 2021, textile, pins, wire, 73 × 71 × 28 cm Proudfoot & Piasecka, Pleated hour, 2021, resin, pigment, 3D printed PLA/TLU, motor, 62 × 63 × 20 cm Proudfoot & Piasecka, Calliper, 2021, resin, pigment, metal, 3D printed PLA/TLU, motor, 64 × 40 × 10 cm Paloma Proudfoot, Softness becomes a seam, 2021, spray finished Jasmonit, rope, 21 × 28 × 20 cm Paloma Proudfoot, An old idea of now, 2019, textile, 90 × 130 cm Proudfoot & Piasecka, Pair of bodies, 2021, wall drawing, dimension variable

Exhibitions
Paloma Proudfoot • Unruly Bodies • Goldsmiths CCA, 2023
Paloma Proudfoot • The Three Living and The Three Dead • Gallery Weekend Berlin • Soy Capitán, Berlin, 2023
Paloma Proudfoot • The Memory Theatre • Bosse & Baum, 2022
Proudfoot & Piasecka (ft. Nima Séne, Ailie Ormston and William Darrell) • Ensemble • Soy Capitán, Berlin, 2021
Paloma Proudfoot • Project for an Overcoat • Editorial, 2021
Paloma Proudfoot • Curing • Sans titre (2016), 2019
Paloma Proudfoot • The Detachable Head Serves as a Cup • Cob Gallery, London, 2018
Paloma Proudfoot • PROUDICK – a collaborative show by Lindsey Mendick & Paloma Proudfoot • Hannah Barry Gallery, 2018
Paloma Proudfoot • Special Projects: Paloma Proudfoot • art berlin 2018
Paloma Proudfoot • A History Of Scissors • Soy Capitán, Berlin, 2019

Press

Publications

Paloma Proudfoot, Lisa Biedlingmaier, Isa Schieche, Camilla Steinum, Theresa Weber • off the beaten rack • KIT Düsseldorf • 2022

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