For the last two years, Hugo Harris’ practice has involved a continual exploration into the ways of depicting the weight of the human body. In particular, how the subtle alteration of pose and position can manipulate and displace parts of our muscle and flesh. Focusing on parts of the body that display this pressure or movement of mass has resulted in a series of fragmented figures. These fragments record an action, a physical modification that is accentuated by the figure’s incomplete form. Isolating these elements draws attention to the way living flesh reacts when interacting with a solid object. The body’s form is forced to give, and it is this activity and surface tension that Harris wishes to exhibit in his work.
Hugo Harris, Lean IV (2023), cement + steel. Image Courtesy of Guts Gallery and Eva Herzog Studio.
Hugo Harris, Inside The Blind Iris // Dir: Douglas Bernardt + Choreographed by Botis Seva for Sadler’s Wells // Stink Films. Image Courtesy of the artist.
Hugo Harris & Hannah Lim, Street Shrine (2021), wax, steel chain, mdf, polymer clay. Image Courtesy of the artists.
Hugo Harris, Lean ii (2020). Image Courtesy of the artist.
Hugo Harris, Press (2019). Image Courtesy of the artist.