{"id":68043,"date":"2024-01-23T12:24:43","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T12:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simonfell.co.uk\/?page_id=68043"},"modified":"2025-09-13T17:21:24","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T16:21:24","slug":"ovoid-studio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/simonfell.co.uk\/index.php\/ovoid-studio\/","title":{"rendered":"Ovoid studio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;80&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;372295&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;132476&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;190692&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>A curation project<\/h2>\n<p>Ovoid studio is the name I have given my curating practice. It&#8217;s based in my studio in Ovingdean on the outskirts of Brighton. This project is an extension of my making practice and I expect it to evolve over time. The first outing was a mixed show entitled <a href=\"https:\/\/simonfell.co.uk\/index.php\/ovoid-studio\/hinterland-at-ovoid-studio-2024\/\"><em>Hinterland<\/em><\/a> based in my garden and the shed in May 2024 as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/aoh.org.uk\/house\/may2024\/ovoid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Artists Open House<\/a> festival that takes place every year in Brighton. That experience gave me a real taste for curation and the collaborative relationships it fosters with other artists. Putting the work of several artists together and discovering what ideas and visions connect them is a great challenge and a pleasure at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>As an artists-run project the policy and strategy of this &#8216;institution&#8217; is very flexible, so here&#8217;s what I am currently thinking:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"ul1\">\n<li class=\"li1\">This project stands for artworks with:<br \/>\n&#8211; Integrity<br \/>\n&#8211; Personal and social meaning<br \/>\n&#8211; Sense of purpose<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"> and urgency<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\">Ovoid seeks to show quality work that is in some sense experimental and based on trying fresh ideas and approaches. Ovoid will attempt:<br \/>\n&#8211; To show work that shows independent thinking<br \/>\n&#8211; To promote work where marketing is only one of the considerations in making the work and not the one that determines the content and form.<br \/>\n&#8211; To work with artists who produce work on the basis that it needs to be made, the work needs to exist both for the artists well-being and for our collective sanity.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can follow any progress and events on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ovoid_studio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ovoid studio Instagram<\/a> account and there is also an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61556319391379&amp;viewas=100000686899395\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ovoid Facebook page<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;80&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;120905&#8243;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;111833&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Ovoid studio seeks possible exhibition spaces<\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\">The original shed space in Ovingdean is no longer available as a public venue unfortunately so Ovoid studio is now seeking spaces to mount shows in. In the Brighton area would be preferable but I am open to ideas. If you know of one or own something that you would like to open as a gallery, please <a href=\"https:\/\/simonfell.co.uk\/index.php\/artists-statement\/contact-2\/\">get in touch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;80&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;205733&#8243;][vc_column column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;132476&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;184533&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>Information for artists<\/h2>\n<p>Ovoid studio is an idealistic curation project. If you want to submit your work for consideration simply follow the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/ovoid_studio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ovoid Instagram<\/a> account and I will reciprocate.<\/p>\n<p>When there is a show being prepared I will contact artists myself with a briefing document or an availability enquiry. 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