Artist Statement

A series of repeated gestures yields intricate surfaces in Erin Vincent’s sculptural work - they are actions specific to a chosen material, whether tissue paper, tongue depressors, pins, or other massed-produced materials easily sourced in a global marketplace. The object ubiquity of the individual elements, which one might expect to be emphasized by sheer volume employed, is instead overwhelmed by a surge of ‘likeness’ that transforms as an animate continuum, in some measure organic in feel, the result of a kind of reverse-manufacturing.

Vincent’s artistic practice explores issues pertaining to process, time, accessibility, perception and identity; attempting to create works that are elaborate and intricate, executed with persistence and dedication.Through the reorganization of man made materials she innovates new textures, the base materials index as familiar but their adapted use confuses that familiarity as they are transformed into organic inspired surfaces and forms.