Odur Ronald uses aluminium printing plates to explore ideas of free movement, migration, access, belonging and identity.
The material has always been important to Ronald, ever since he was child when he would collect scrap metal to sell for extra pocket money to buy toys.
His practice centres around repurposing and testing the possibilities of this aluminium metal, which he manipulates through hand-stitching, weaving, denting, burning and layering.'
No Hurry' was made during an art residency at Silhouette Projects in Kampala, Uganda, during which Ronald reimagined and recreated objects which he interacted with and which he felt were important to him in his daily life. The work is based on a memory the artist has of his friend turning up to meet him at the airport in battered old trainers. The artist presents the work as a playful anecdote, claiming that his friends and, more generally, other Ugandans, would usually rather arrive late than sacrifice looking good.
Work by this artist is also on view at Bluecoat.
Courtesy of the artist and the Martin Kharumwa collection. Supported by SEVENSTORE