https://arrangregory.com Arran Gregory Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:00:14 +0000 https://arrangregory.com en https://arrangregory.com/Blue-Entity-Earth-Body-II Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:00:14 +0000 Arran Gregory https://arrangregory.com/Blue-Entity-Earth-Body-II ARRAN GREGORY&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;WORKS &nbsp; &nbsp; SHOP&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;RESEARCH JOURNAL The boundary between nature and the self is imagined. To journey beneath our feet is to unearth where we're from, and to rediscover what we are part of. Blue Entity (Earthbody IV) is a sculpture with no beginning or end. Instead, it is a marker of the passing of time, reminding us of our bonds to the ever-changing laws of nature. We are part of nature, not separate from it. And we are shaped by the land as much as we shape it. Collaborating with indigo artists TianTaru, the film follows the exploration of ancient building techniques in a process shaped by the colourful forces of nature. Blue Entity emerges as a reflection of the landscape itself, a quiet dialogue between the body, the elements, and impermanence. This film marks the second in a series of three short films directed by @ArranGregory and @AlexanderInghamBrooke_ capturing the deeper narratives behind the encounters of the artist’s ‘Earth Body’ series - a set of experiential journeys creating from raw earth and found natural pigments whilst journeying into unique environments across Finland, UK, Spain, Bali and Borneo. Directed by Arran Gregory, Alexander Ingham BrookeSound by Ben Khan (percussion),&nbsp;As The Wave FormsSpecial thanks @tiantaru,&nbsp;Ben Khan, Pak Putu and Madeto read more about this journey please visit here MAILING LIST &nbsp;&nbsp; INSTAGRAM https://arrangregory.com/6-1-Earth-Face-blue-entity-studies Fri, 31 Jan 2025 08:40:45 +0000 Arran Gregory https://arrangregory.com/6-1-Earth-Face-blue-entity-studies Sensing Earth Space <img width="1586" height="1057" width_o="1586" height_o="1057" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6632a1f6602ccda0476c69fa5fa76da9b56a1b1cd06da95070fac97f9d1bed43/DSCF4400.jpg" data-mid="225813602" border="0" data-scale="51" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6632a1f6602ccda0476c69fa5fa76da9b56a1b1cd06da95070fac97f9d1bed43/DSCF4400.jpg" /> Earth Face [blue entity studies]Arran Gregory 28 x 16 x 20cm Raw clay, Indigo PigmentTian Taru, Bali, IndonesiaNov, 2024 https://arrangregory.com/Flute Fri, 31 Jan 2025 08:12:28 +0000 Arran Gregory https://arrangregory.com/Flute Sensing Earth Space <img width="1184" height="1776" width_o="1184" height_o="1776" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ca44bf5bdc1a4a14312b2228aa49e74b19a59ee2f39c2949ff2d1e3eada4f8a3/DSCF4361.jpg" data-mid="225813166" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ca44bf5bdc1a4a14312b2228aa49e74b19a59ee2f39c2949ff2d1e3eada4f8a3/DSCF4361.jpg" /> Bamboo Flute ‘A Bridge To My Father’Ben Khan Dimensions: 45 x 4cmBambooSarawak, BorneoDec, 2024 https://arrangregory.com/Bark-Paper-Headpiece Fri, 31 Jan 2025 05:58:26 +0000 Arran Gregory https://arrangregory.com/Bark-Paper-Headpiece Sensing Earth Space <img width="1144" height="1716" width_o="1144" height_o="1716" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/79fa72bfba0563e4d5f4db10b64845e9fcad8bfac3b49157c02300335332fdb7/DSCF4375.jpg" data-mid="225813176" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/79fa72bfba0563e4d5f4db10b64845e9fcad8bfac3b49157c02300335332fdb7/DSCF4375.jpg" /> ‘Bark Paper Head Piece’Ben Khan Dimensions: 35 x 20 cmBark Paper, Vine, BambooPayangan, BaliNov, 2024 https://arrangregory.com/Sensing-Earth-Space-WORKS-LIST Tue, 28 Jan 2025 13:10:14 +0000 Arran Gregory https://arrangregory.com/Sensing-Earth-Space-WORKS-LIST Sensing Earth Space Sensing Earth Space Exhibition statement Artist statements <img width="1061" height="1200" width_o="1061" height_o="1200" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/12bc7b0a9f8545bba80c5b87cb3b820f3d6ceaae15e7b927631dd3490d0f665b/exhibition_layout.png" data-mid="225690655" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/12bc7b0a9f8545bba80c5b87cb3b820f3d6ceaae15e7b927631dd3490d0f665b/exhibition_layout.png" /> click below to view work 1. Bubble Space 2. Blue Entity 3. Earth Body I Finland&nbsp;4. Films 4.1 Bark Paper Head Piece 4.2 Bamboo Flute [A Bridge To My Father] 5. Indigo Earth 6. Earth Faces [blue entity studies] 6.1 Earth Face [blue entity studies] 7. Fluxus works&nbsp; 8. Movement Performance ︎ Ben&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;|&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;︎ Arran https://arrangregory.com/Exhibition-statement Thu, 30 Jan 2025 03:52:30 +0000 Arran Gregory https://arrangregory.com/Exhibition-statement Sensing Earth Space Sensing Earth SpaceExhibition statement Sensing Earth Space Titik Dua, Bali, Indonesia 27 Jan - 3 Feb, 2025 - A collaborative social space pop-up in Bali by Ben Khan and Arran Gregory. Beyond the faculties of the bodily senses lies an enigmatic pool of consciousness, ever rippling. The earth — our most connective tissue — speaks to us through these ripples. The first and boundless breath animates us, as the divine breath once infused spirit into clay. Sensing Earth Space is an experimental exhibition exploring this relationship, presented by Arran Gregory and Ben Khan. At the heart of the space is Ben Khan’s bubble space. "The bubble, akin to our bodies, lives simply through air — a soft tension that holds the impermanent whole, a fragile housing for the breath." Visitors are invited to step inside, attune to their breath and its resonance with the body in relation to others. Beyond the bubble, sculptor Arran Gregory presents Bali earth soil as an offering— a scattered body across the landscape, bringing the outside in. Visitors are encouraged to touch, shape, and mold the soil, forming new expressions of connection and transformation. The exhibition also features Gregory’s Earth Body series, created across Finland, Spain, UK, Borneo, and with local indigo artists at Tian Taru here in Bali.A series of short films directed by Gregory and Alexander Ingham Brooke document these journeys, capturing his engagement with raw natural materials and the environments they emerged from. In Blue Entity (Earth Body IV), Gregory experiments with clay and indigo from Payangan where the sculpture remains. Over the week, Sensing Earth Space becomes an evolving open studio, shaped by the contributions of local artists and visitors through experimental dance, sound, and spoken word. A ripple in the distance of consciousness stirs new ways of sensing. https://arrangregory.com/Arran-Ben-names Thu, 30 Jan 2025 03:43:28 +0000 Arran Gregory https://arrangregory.com/Arran-Ben-names Sensing Earth Space Sensing Earth SpaceExhibition statement Artist statements &nbsp; &nbsp; Ben Khan&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;|&nbsp; &nbsp;Arran Gregory&nbsp; https://arrangregory.com/Arran-Gregory-Artist-statement Thu, 30 Jan 2025 03:36:04 +0000 Arran Gregory https://arrangregory.com/Arran-Gregory-Artist-statement Sensing Earth Space Arran Gregory Artist statement Sensing Earth Space.Titik Dua, Bali, Indonesia. 27 Jan - 3 Feb. 2025 _ My work explores the relationship between humanity and the living world - a connection that defines our perception of reality and our place within it. Our cities, technology, and tools seem to define us more than ever, disconnecting us from nature’s cycles with a false narrative of durability. Our organism has lost it’s balance in a world of concrete. To step into the forest is to step beyond the illusion of permanence. Over the past year, my practice has been influenced by a series of transformative experiences whereby the forest, mountain, river and jungle have become my studio. I spent one month living in the forest of Finland, with no phone or wifi, no materials or tools. More recently I lived alongside the Bidayuh indigenous people in the jungles of Borneo. These experiences have reshaped my understanding of sculpture; openining up space for the environment to speak through. To comprehend nature, I must first experience myself in relation through dialogue of the senses. In this way, sculpture becomes an extension of the mind’s-touch. I work with raw materials such as clay-earth, sand and natural pigment, drawing on ancient building techniques within a contemporary framework. By bringing my work with raw nature into the built gallery space, I encourage viewers to experience their place in a world where natural elements have become foreign. Through this work I look to explore the nuances of our primal psyche, contacting the organic forces inside and outside of us, searching for an older, more universal knowledge. I believe art has the power to challenge, inspire, and connect us — offering up a mirror to reflect things as they really are. And our land remains our oldest mirror. _ https://arrangregory.com/Ben-Khan-Artist-statement Thu, 30 Jan 2025 03:35:25 +0000 Arran Gregory https://arrangregory.com/Ben-Khan-Artist-statement Sensing Earth Space Ben Khan Artist statement Sensing Earth Space.Titik Dua, Bali, Indonesia. 27 Jan - 3 Feb. 2025_ After practicing as an artist and musician for nearly a decade, my studies in architecture has reshaped my approach to creative practice. At its core, my architectural philosophy begins with the body—its earliest extensions and expressions—and explores how habit, ritual, community, and sound redefine space and the sense of belonging we find within it. To me, this is architecture. The Bubble Project is a lightweight inflatable structure that embodies these ideas. Having been featured at the London Festival of Architecture, Goldsmiths, and the Architectural Association, the bubble represents an extension of the body—a womb-like space defined solely by the presence of those who occupy it. It becomes a vessel for intentional gathering and community, where meaning is co-created. Over the past year, my work has focused on the territorial scale through a research-led exploration of nomadic tribes in the Ladakh region of Kashmir. This project interrogated how cartographic definitions of territory often act as tools of conquest, while seeking alternative understandings rooted in pre-existing craft, gathering practices, and community dynamics. Beyond architecture, my evolving sound practice delves into the origins of tonal instruments, focusing on the flute—the earliest tool of melodic expression beyond the drum. By learning to craft and play the flute, I aim to create sound works that enrich the spaces I design. This exploration is about extending the body into the ethereal, building a bridge to the mystic, and imagining spaces that transcend the physical. Together, these practices form a dialogue between body, sound, and space—an ongoing inquiry into how we inhabit, create, and connect with the world around us. https://arrangregory.com/Bubble-Space Tue, 28 Jan 2025 22:51:37 +0000 Arran Gregory https://arrangregory.com/Bubble-Space Sensing Earth Space <img width="2470" height="1494" width_o="2470" height_o="1494" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4c186254974da43bec9c8122fe5920ff9162cb6ff2a43fdf1778b9a3942dff23/PHOTO-2025-01-20-13-34-33.jpg" data-mid="225747687" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4c186254974da43bec9c8122fe5920ff9162cb6ff2a43fdf1778b9a3942dff23/PHOTO-2025-01-20-13-34-33.jpg" />1. Bubble Dome [II]&nbsp;by Ben Khan 8 x 8m Ripstop Nylon 2025 The body we walk in now is only spirited through our breath, the air we contract and expand through our life organ. The bubble is held by this same air, a fragile rippling structure inflated to hold us. This bubble, hand cut and sewn over 1 week in residency at Titik Dua is made of lightweight ripstop nylon as a temporary installation, inflated by a single floor fan.“To uphold, inflat and see ourselves in boundless space might help us break down categorical and psychical walls in how we see each other”