Some Of The Things He Has Done
by Danny Holcroft, Apr 2010
Danny Holcroft, Straight Loop, Leeds 2004. Image courtesy of the artist
Danny Holcroft, Bag, stick, bollard, Leeds 2004. Image courtesy of the artist
Danny Holcroft, Beaten Rubbish, Glasgow 2008. Image courtesy of the artist
Danny Holcroft, Unfinished Extensions, Berlin 2007. Image courtesy of the artist
Danny Holcroft, Empty Apartment, Berlin 2007. Image courtesy of the artist
Danny Holcroft, Five minutes with a Hack-saw, Glasgow 2006. Image courtesy of the artist
Danny Holcroft, 37 litres of white paint, Berlin 2007. Image courtesy of the artist
Danny Holcroft, A Holey Man, Berlin 2007. Image courtesy of the artist
Danny Holcroft, Black Spray-painted dot, Spain 2009. Image courtesy of the artist
Danny Holcroft, Stuffed pigeon (still life), Rome 2009. Image courtesy of the artist
Danny Holcroft, White Walls, Liverpool 2009. Image courtesy of the artist
Danny Holcroft, Five folds, Perth, Australia 2008. Image courtesy of the artist
Danny Holcroft, Support and encouragement, Perth, Australia 2008. Image courtesy of the artist
Danny Holcroft, It's not rained in two weeks, Perth, Australia 2008. Image courtesy of the artist
Danny Holcroft, Five centermeters lower, Glasgow 2010. Image courtesy of the artist
Danny Holcroft is based at Glasgow Sculpture Studios, and maintains an internationally based practice that is often concerned with the investigation of his position within public spaces and contexts. Speaking about his work with PAR+RS Editor Ruth Barker (who recently interviewed the artist for an upcoming and as-yet-untitled publication), Holcroft told her that:
DH – “Taking a photograph [in public space] becomes ownership of something, in a way. It talks about ideas of authenticity – is what you see a ‘lie’? Are we all liars? And how does that effect the idea of a truthful person?”
RB – “Are you a truthful person?”
DH – “I always try to be truthful. But then you realise that everything is made up at some level. Especially memory. Whenever you try to remember something – anything – in reality, you’re making most of it up.”
Here Holcroft shares recent images documenting what he describes as ‘artistic activity in urban locations.’
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