Title: Labyrinth II

Year: 2024

Media: Inked de-bossing on paint and Fabriano Rosapina paper edition of 3

Size: 29.7 x 42 cm

About the work: Labyrinth continues my use of de-bossings in relation to physical sculptures I make, with this work specifically responding to architectural methods of sectional drawings and the origins of the word (Labyrinth) as a confusing maze-like structure. The work presents a visualisation of the innermost part of the ear (also known at the labyrinth) which relays sounds to the brain and is responsible for hearing. This larger vestibular system, a complex set of fluid-filled channels, contributes to a sense of physical balance. The work has been influenced by research into homeostatic blockages and ancient visualisations of water and nautical maps, where watery fluctuations curl and entwine together, representing water in motion as well as the geographical mapping. 

Bio: Holly Hendry was born in 1990 in London, where she continues to live and work. She gained her BA Fine Art at The Slade School of Fine Art (2013) and her MA Sculpture at the Royal College of Art (2016) in London. She was the subject of a solo exhibition at the SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah, Georgia which opened in February 2024. Also in February, a new commission was installed at the Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre in London as part of the group exhibition, ‘When Forms Come Alive’. A public work commissioned by theCoLAB was installed at the Artist’s Garden, Temple, London in July 2023. Other recent public sculptures include ‘Lip-sync’, STEAMhouse, Birmingham, commissioned by Eastside Projects in partnership with Birmingham City University (2023) and ‘Sump’, Esch2022 European Capital of Culture, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg (2022).

Recent group exhibitions include 'Material Worlds: Contemporary Artists and Textiles' Hayward Touring exhibitions (2024 - 2026);  ‘Breaking the Mould: Sculpture by Women since 1945’, Longside Gallery, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, Wakefield (2021); ‘Echoes, ripples, buzz’d whisper’, Stephen Friedman Gallery, New York (2024); ‘Subversive Tenderness’, FRAC, Centre-Val de Loire, Orléans, France (2022) and ‘Beano: The Art of Breaking Rules’, Somerset House, London (2021) 

Her work can be found in significant public collections including the Arts Council, British Council and Government Art Collections, UK and FRAC Grand Large, Dunkirk, France.