Fiona Curran
The World Seen from Inside, 2009
Painted mdf panels and veneer
Health and Wellness Centre, RLH
Curran responded to the particular architecture of the Centre, choosing to work with the original 18th century section of the building, which still retains traces of its former use as a family home. Despite modernisation, the rooms preserve an intimacy with uneven walls, original sash windows and the suggestion of the Georgian fireplace mantelpieces which were removed. The shapes in The World Seen from Inside are derived from a process of folding forms, building up planes of colour through collage. This method embodies a sense of layering that seeks to mimic the historical changes within the space of the Centre itself.
About the artist
Fiona Curran (b. United Kingdom) holds a PhD from the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London (2016), and studied Philosophy at the University of Manchester and Fine Art at Manchester School of Art. Her work explores the intersections of art, ecology, and the politics of landscape, focusing on the impact of technological change on fragile ecosystems.
Curran’s public art commissions include Your Sweetest Empire is to Please (2022) at Wicken Fen Nature Reserve and High Water Mark (2020) in Brackley, Northamptonshire. She has exhibited widely in venues such as Arnolfini, Bristol; National Museum of Wales; Compton Verney, Warwickshire; and the Bluecoat, Liverpool.
Her vibrant, mixed media installations reflect on the shifting boundaries between nature and culture.
Exhibitions by Fiona Curran
#100NHSRooms
Bringing the Outside In