Elpida Hadzi-Vasileva (b.1971, Kavadarci, Macedonia) is a Macedonian-born artist based in Brighton, UK. Her work has been widely exhibited in places such as the Swiss Embassy and the World Bank in Macedonia; Kilmainham Gaol Museum, Ireland; Berwick Gymnasium Gallery, UK; L’H du Siege, France; and the 51st Venice Biennale in Italy.
She graduated in Sculpture from the Royal College of Art, London, in 1998 and has since participated in numerous exhibitions and commissions both nationally and internationally. Her work is mostly installation based and site specific, drawing on the particularities of a place—its history, light, texture, and smell—and drawing attention to spaces that may not usually be encountered. She often uses materials that already have an existing link or history to the specific environment, which often results in new and unusual methods of working. Past works have included the use of butter, fish skins, chicken skins, internal animal organs, rice, and watercress.
Elpida Hadzi-Vasileva’s practice encompasses photography, sculpture, video and sound installations, as well as architectural interventions, such as Ambush (2000), which was a temporary outdoor architectural intervention, where engineered tunnels were used to expose the roots of living trees with glazed roof areas allowing the visitors to see the world from below the ground, a project co-ordinated by Southern Arts, and hosted by ArtSway and the Forestry Commission.
Elpida Hadzi-Vasileva was shortlisted for the Jerwood Sculpture Prize in 2001, London, and was commissioned by The Samling Foundation for Road to Nowhere, 2002 in Kielder Forest, Northumberland. She has also held many residencies, including ArtSway, The Irish Museum of Modern Art, The Berwick Gymnasium Fellowship and was Artist in Residence at Gloucester Cathedral in 2008. She is also an ArtSway Associate.
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