Image: Mladen Hrvanovic

Image: Mladen Hrvanovic

Concept

For a dialogue to form, the process requires another. When another is presented the dialogue becomes a dichotomy. Do we adopt another persona according to who we are talking to and how genuine is that chat? According to David Bohm, no one wins a dialogue; a dialogue is an exploratory process and does not work towards a goal. However, Mikhail Bakhtin held that relationships and connections exist among all living beings, and that dialogue creates a new understanding of a situation that demands change.

Dialogue can be seen as an exchange but this exchange is not always equal or amicable, it can manifest into an emotional charge, disagreements, it may lead to conflicts, irrationality, fake romances, or jealous contingencies. Does dialogue hinder us or further us?

Claire Freer



'Clarence and Henrietta’
34cm x 49cm x 26cm, Plaster, oxide finish

Through an exploration of the unconscious, and being led by and giving form to a feeling; the process allows for an uncanny discovery, permitting an element of chance or indeterminacy. ‘Clarence and Henrietta’ a dichotomy; emerging from a splitting, each form holds its own engaging in an unspoken dialogue.
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