ANNA HORNE
BORN 1986
ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
LIVES ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Contemporary artist Anna Horne explores materiality, process and the transience of the physical world through the medium of sculpture.
Contradiction and opposition are themes that are particularly central in Horne’s practice, often playfully explored through the juxtaposition of opposing material forces. In the creation of her sculptures, Horne uses commonplace industrial materials such as concrete, plaster and metal to cast detailed replicas of familiar everyday objects such as beach balls, plastic bags and wine sacks. While these everyday objects are chosen for their form and inherent physical qualities, Horne’s rendering of the objects in industrial materials disrupts and challenges preconceived ideas and truths about their physicality and function.
Hardly Soft (grey), 2018
concrete
Precariously balanced on the yielding forms, the rigid steel frame compresses the pillows to exploit and accentuate the contradictory characteristics that embody these simultaneously soft and hard forms. Horne uses a sewing machine to make the plastic moulds needed to create the concrete cushions. Crafted from plastic tablecloth fabric, the filled moulds are left to cure for up to a week to allow the intricate details and the shiny surface of the plastic bag to be captured.