Details

First Name

Maja

Last Name

Quille

Username

majaquille

Website

http://www.majaquille.com

Region

Edinburgh & The Lothians

Disciplines

Drawing, Printmaking, Sculpture

Themes

Abstract, Environment, Geometric, Landscape, Site-specific, Political

Statement

Statement

Continually moving between sculptural forms, printmaking and drawing, my practice explores ways of breaking, dissecting, uncovering and redefining objects and patterns. Driven by curiosity, I have a strong interest in the intersection between art and science, particularly looking at the edges, the places where discourse and disciplines overlap. Many of my projects are developed through collaborations and dialogues with other professions and institutions such as physicists from CERN, Geneva; chemists, engineers and mathematicians from University of Edinburgh, archaeologists from Museum of London Archaeology and Soil Scientists from Cranfield University.

Recent works look at the legacy of enlightenment and industrialisation and how entrenched patterns of thinking shape social value systems. Utilising the inherent magic and poetry in the unseen systems that underpin our world, I explore the edge between chaos and order, looking for patterns of how things interrelate culturally, geologically, politically and geographically. My work examines the overlooked and undervalued; domesticity, the idea of waste or inferior materials and how materials and objects are shaped by their historical, cultural and political context.

Biography

Biography

Originally from Copenhagen, Denmark, I currently divide my time between London and Scotland. Recent exhibitions include work shown at Saatchi Gallery, London; 101Space, Zhengzou; Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh; Pier Arts Centre, Orkney and State Museum for Urban Sculpture, St Petersburg. I was recently awarded a research grant by Arts Council England for a project working with London Clay from an archaeological excavation in Southwark, collaborating with scientists at Natural History Museum and Cranfield University. I have undertaken several large-scale public commissions and have permanent sculptures installed in prominent locations, including Musselburgh City Centre, Hazlehead Park, Aberdeen and Royal Observatory Edinburgh, where my work also forms part of the Crawford Library Collection. I hold a BA Hons in Sculpture from University of Edinburgh and an MA in Drawing from UAL Camberwell.