Artist Profile: Elizabeth Leonard

Elizabeth studied BA Fine Art at the University of Hertfordshire in 2018. She has been chosen with a select few to feature in the ‘Platform Graduate Award Exhibition 2018’, which selects the finest graduates from the south east region.
‘My practice explores the balance between weight, tension and materiality whilst relating to the human condition and dependency within relationships. I am drawn to the way small objects are often overlooked and their useful designs taken for granted. Undervalued objects are extracted from everyday life and transformed into intense situations within my works, by altering their initial purpose, manipulating their original forms and upscaling their original size to create a confusing and shocking experience for viewers. The use of fragile balloons with solid metal rods portrays the stability and balance between strength and delicacy. When combining soft and hard objects, restriction and compression occurs, thus creating tension which pushes the fragility of the balloons to their limits.’