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Helen Grant, 'Keepin' Up'. Helen produces over-familiar, redundant symbols that provocatively question their own worth. When first visiting the former golf course, she was struck by the sight of the wind turbines across the river to Dagenham, feeling an urge to wave back at them in the same endless motion; an impossibility. This sculpture is her way of realising that. Made from bright, colourful sheeting the pinwheel is at odds with the purposeful appearance of the turbines. It's futile, uncontrollable spinning is reflective of contemporary pressures felt to 'keep up' and appear busy and cheery, even when we feel quite the opposite.
By Meg Stuart, Kieran IdleHelen Grant, 'Keepin' Up'. Helen produces over-familiar, redundant symbols that provocatively question their own worth. When first visiting the former golf course, she was struck by the sight of the wind turbines across the river to Dagenham, feeling an urge to wave back at them in the same endless motion; an impossibility. This sculpture is her way of realising that. Made from bright, colourful sheeting the pinwheel is at odds with the purposeful appearance of the turbines. It's futile, uncontrollable spinning is reflective of contemporary pressures felt to 'keep up' and appear busy and cheery, even when we feel quite the opposite.