From 26th July
'A glance through time'
Manchester Corn Exchange
Three-dimensional designer Alex Blakey recently graduated
from Manchester Metropolitan University. Her work uses glass to create ghosts
of objects and places, memories and times that have passed. Her inspiration comes from places and objects
that are often overlooked. She finds the stories behind them that would otherwise
be left untold and bring them out in her designs. Her work looks beyond the
surface, focussing on the beauty deep within and the wealth of secret history.
Her recent work includes a site-specific collaboration with
‘The Corn Exchange’ in Manchester. This involved working with the site to
explore the history of the building. She was inspired by the buildings vast history as a centre for
trade. Although the building has gone through many changes its external
architecture remain in tact and tells its own story. Her piece, ‘A glance
through time’, which is due to be exhibited in the history room at the Corn
Exchange from July 26th 2013, is a combination of glass casts taken directly
from the building’s architectural features, large scale historical image
transfer and sandblasting. Together these three elements document the
building’s history.
preview at:
Three Dimensional Design
Manchester Metropolitan University
Degree show 2013