Artists

Roni Horn

Press release

For her first solo exhibition in London in a decade, Roni Horn will present never before exhibited works on paper from her new Seizure of Hope series, which explores Horn's preoccupation with repetition and the utilization of the written word as a medium. Accompanying her drawings is one of her renowned glass sculptures; taking the form of a cube, the work is a rare example of Horn's cast objects. Underpinning her wider practice, drawing is a primary activity that has been integral to Horn's oeuvre for nearly 40 years. Featuring throughout the works on view, the phrase 'I am paralyzed with hope' comes from a monologue by the stand-up comedian Maria Bamford, which Horn describes as a 'poignant connection to our time with regards to politics and the environment and now, of course, in relation to the pandemic.' Bamford's quote was first used by the artist in her 2021 work 'LOG (22 March 2019 – 17 May 2020),' a large-scale installation comprised of 406 individual works on paper that function as a record of the world around her, and evolved into the Seizure of Hope series on view. Evoking water damaged ink, the text is at once legible and blurred. Her cast-glass sculpture balances solidity and fluidity, its glossy top recalling the crystal-clear surface of an undisturbed pool of water.