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| Kate at work |
Hello Kate! Please introduce yourself. Who are you? Where do you come from? What is your field of specialization?
My
name
is
Kate
Langrish
Smith
and
I
am
an
English
designer
and
artist
living
in
London.
I
was
born
in
north
London
and
grew
up
in
north
Norfolk,
in
the
east
of
England.
My
work
is
currently
engaged
with
the
sculptural
process
and
implementation
of
mark
making.
I
am
currently
concentrating
on
using
plasters
and
acrylic
polymers
to
create
sculptural
forms.
Casts
are
made
directly
from
the
body,
meaning
the
finished
pieces
can
be
refitted
onto
the
body
whilst
simultaneously
depicting
the
surrounding
negative
space.
My
intention
is
to
create
sculptural
art
work
that
appeals
to
the
individual,
initially
on
a
tactile
and
simplistic
level.
I
want
the
primary
reaction
from
the
audience
member
to
be
a
desire,
and
a
want
to
engage
with
the
object
on
show.
I
am
interested
in
the
semiotics
of
objects,
their
place
and
time
within
our
society;
how
they
influence
taste,
status
and
desire.
This
is
something
that
perhaps
the
audience
might
take
into
consideration
once
they
have
gone
beyond
the
tactile
level
of
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Where are you based?
I
am
based
in
East
London,
my
studio
is
in
Hackney
Downs.
What inspires you in general?
Inspiration
comes
from
all
sorts
of
things,
situations
and
people.
I
never
know
what
is
going
to
inspire
me
until
I
see
it!
Films,
books,
exhibitions,
or
just
a
walk
in
the
forest,
along
the
beach
or
canal
- or
just
wandering
around
London
taking
in
all
the
sites,
sounds,
people
and
chaos.
What place or city do you find inspiring?
I
find
any
new
place/city
inspiring.
I
recently
went
to
Italy
for
a
few
days
with
a
friend,
the
weather
was
awful
but
we
drove
from
the
coast
up
to
the
Abbruzo
region
in
the
middle
of
Italy
and
the
mountains
and
views
were
just
awesome.
Also
the
people,
their
attitude
and
food
was
pretty
inspiring
as
well!
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What is it like to be a young artist in your city/country?
In
London
you
are
one
of
hundreds
and
thousands
of
artists
and
creative
types
in
a
city
that
is
constantly
moving
and
revolving
around
the
next
creative
concept,
at
such
a
fast
pace
that
it
can
sometimes
be
quite
overwhelming
and
hard
to
get
perspective
on
it
all.
However,
a
lot
of
my
friends
are
in
a
similar
position
to
me
or
at
least
working
within
some
creative
field,
therefore
I
feel
so
blessed
to
be
surrounded
by
so
many
amazingly
talented
and
interesting
individuals
all
forging
their
own
path
and
all
creating
start
up
businesses,
events
companies,
labels
and
being
artists
in
their
own
right.
London
is
also
full
of
amazing
opportunities
and
inspiration
in
terms
of
gigs,
museums,
restaurants,
bars,
it
is
never
ending
- the
social
side
of
life
in
London
is
great.
What attracts you about the FASHIONCLASH platform?
I
am
attracted
by
the
opportunity
to
be
able
to
exhibit
in
Europe
alongside
other
artists
and
designers.
I
see
it
as
a
great
opportunity
to
showcase
my
work
through
a
festival,
showcasing
the
art
of
fashion.
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The FASHIONCLASH exhibition is curated under the theme of "age." How does your creation relate to this year's theme?
My
work
relates
to
the
theme
on
a
number
of
levels,
I
am
attempting
to
encourage
engagement
and
connection
through
a
perceptual
as
well
as
an
aesthetic
level.
This
is
through
the
materiality,
proximity
and
placement
on,
around
and
in
relation
to
the
body.
During
the
process
of
making,
the
marks
left
on
the
artifacts,
marked
by
touch,
capture
a
moment
in
time,
illustrating
a
remnant/a
trace
of
human
presence - an
‘Age’.
How and why did you become an artist?
I
think
I
have
always
be
very
actively
creative,
and
was
encouraged
from
a
young
age
to
draw,
paint
and
make
things
on
an
almost
daily
basis,
so
it
is
pretty
much
engrained!
My
mother
has
played
a
very
strong
role
in
encouraging
me
to
go
to
art
school
and
to
follow
my
somewhat
meandering
creative
path.
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Do you have a muse? If yes, who is it and why?
My
friends
and
family
- they
are
a
constant
support
and
inspiration.
What kind of feeling do you want to transfer with your creation?
The
feeling
of
desire
and
a
need
to
engage
and
interact
with
the
pieces
that
have
been
exhibited.
I
want
the
viewer
to
appreciate
these
objects
primarily
on
an
aesthetic
level,
and
then
develop
a
deeper
connection,
through
their
familiarity
with
organic
form.
What is on your playlist when you are working?
Oh
god,
I
weirdly
work
quite
a
lot
in
silence
as
otherwise
I
get
distracted.
Although
if
I
want
some
background
music
I
will
listen
to
some
classic
radio,
or
French
radio
London
is
pretty
good!
Or
put
on
some
Serge
Gainsbourg,
or
a
bit
of
Primal
Scream
recently,
maybe
a
odd
bit
of
Metallica
or
a
cheeky
bit
of
Meatloaf,
AC/DC
or
Black
Sabbath
(ha
ha).
Pretty
varied
really.
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| Kate's inspirations board |
What book shaped you?
Possibly
Oscar
Wilde’s
Complete
Fairy
Tales
particularly
the
Happy
Prince
and
the
little
match
girl.
I
remember
being
read
them
time
and
time
again,
and
how
well
they
teach
children
about
humanity
and
how
life
can
be
such
a
harsh
reality
for
some.
Who is your favorite artist/designer?
I
don't
ever
have
one...I
think
I
like
different
people
at
different
times
for
different
reasons....I
am
really
into
Ron
Arad
at
the
moment,
and
also
just
went
to
see
the
Jean-Paul
Gaultier
exhibition
at
the
Barbican
which
totally
blew
me
away!
Matthew
Barney
is
a
constant
inspiration
as
is
Rebecca
Horn,
and
Grayson
Perry
for
being
so
articulate
and
such
a
great
social
commentator,
which
I
strongly
believe
is
the
role
of
the
artist
within
society.
What is the latest thing you bought for yourself?
A
book
called "Material
Matters
- New
Materials
in
Design."
What is your favorite fairy tale and why?
"The
Twelve
Dancing
Princesses" published
by
the
Brothers
Grimm,
it
is
about
these
twelve
princesses
who
go
dancing
every
night
with
twelve
princes
in
a
secret
underground
cave
and
wear
their
shoes
out
every
night... it
is
such
an
amazing
fairy
tale
I
remember
it
so
clearly
from
being
told
it
when
I
was
little.
I
used
to
fall
asleep
and
dream
of
being
rowed
through
the
underground
river
and
walking
though
the
forest
of
diamonds
to
then
dance
until
my
shoes
where
worn
through
with
a
handsome
prince
- what
a
dream.
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| Kate's inspiration board |
If your life were a song what would the title be?
Here
I
go
again....
(Whitesnake!)
What made you smile today?
Trying
to
learn
to
float
in
the "contemporary
lane" at
the
London
Fields
lido
this
morning!
I
can
swim
but
I
can’t
seem
to
float
properly...
A
friend
is
trying
to
teach
me
the
art
of
floating... it
is
quite
funny.
Twitter or Instagram?
Instagram.
What is your definition of style?
A
belief
in
yourself,
and
the
ability
to
depict
your
own
taste
through
your
choices.
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| Portrait of Kate |
Experience
is
relative....
Uuuummmm,
I’m
not
sure
I
have
had
it
yet!
Well,
apart
from
doing
my
Masters
of
Arts
and
meeting
incredible
people
in
my
peers
and
tutors.
Generally,
experiencing
and
creating
working
relationships
with
people
via
the
MA
and
other
previous
creative
projects
has
been
great.
What can we expect from you in the future?
Hopefully
to
hear
about
future
exhibitions/collaborations/commissions.
I
want
to
get
involved
in
doing
more
commissioned
projects
and
to
exhibit
more
of
my
work
internationally,
and
eventually
to
work
on
large
scale
public
projects.
Pictures: Stephanie Potter Corwin and Kate Langrish Smith.
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