In conversation with Kevin Gallagher

Kevin Gallagher is originally from Illinois in the US, but is based these days in Brussels. He works primarily in sculpture; the sculptures’ installation are often specific to their forms. He uses a variety of materials in his practice: they are sometimes perishable, and are of consumer, natural, or domestic origins. In the work there are motifs that recur such as carrots, flowers, corncobs and containers. His interest lies in states of preservation, in embodiment, in how we as humans persevere through self-preservation. The word ‘Administration’ is a focal point in the artists thinking process – how are materials, organisms or bodies administered or managed? How does a work inhabit a space and how does it make itself feel comfortable in one? For more insights you can turn to www.kevingallagher.info/

Interviewed by Batsheva Ross and Bas van den Hout.

This piece is part of a series with interviews, readings and other soundpieces which are regularly published on this site.