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Hilda Kortei—Selected Works
Unprecedented response (Unit 3), 2024 – Cling film, palm oil, polystyrene, 8 x 23 x 16 cm Secure the bag, 2023 – Polypropylene plastic bag dispenser, carrier bags, Dimensions variable Framed as self-defence, 2023 – Oil, acrylic, charcoal, coins on hand-stitched canvas, 85 x 140 cm 50/100PCS SELF-LOCKING PLASTIC NYLON CABLE TIE LOOP LOCK SECURITY TIE HANDCUFF HEAVY DUTY ZIP TIE WRAP 13*300MM 13*450MM 13*780MM BLACK (Proof of income), 2024 – Foxtons estate agent signage, cable ties, iron railing, concrete, mud, 270 x 205 x 62 cm Lucky for who?, 2022 – Oil on canvas, oil stick, paper, wood, plastic carrier bag, 100 x 50 cm Charlie, Let’s Go!, 2023 – Leather armchair, worn clothes, carpet, Dimensions variable There’s something about spring, an echo, 2018 – Acrylic on fabric 63.5 x 53.3 cm Demur, 2023 – Oil, acrylic and charcoal on collaged canvas and linen, 160 x 120 cm Altar of Agency, 2022 – Acrylic, oil, cement, charcoal, oil pastel, pigment, jute, fabric, paper, found wood, string, potting soil, 200 x 150 x 75 cm Installation View – Group Exhibition: Manifold Deluxe, No. 9 Cork Street, London (13 April–29 April 2023) Obscured and withhold – Plastic carrier bags, stock image, acrylic paint, 2022, Dimensions variable Controlled response (Unit 6), 2024 – Plastic carrier bag, used plastic takeaway containers with lids, wood scaffolding board, 22 x 90 x 17 cm Altar of Agency, 2022 – Acrylic, oil, cement, charcoal, oil pastel, pigment, jute, fabric, paper, found wood, string, potting soil, 200 x 150 x 75 cm Peacock in Madrid, 2023 – Oil and acrylic on canvas, 160 x 180 cm Choking hazard, 2024 – Manufactured plastic toy fly, 1.6 x 1.6 x 0.5 cm Press on (buttons and buttons), 2023 – Acrylic on canvas (Diptych), 160 x 250 cm Tree of Chorus (To drag is to endure as to drag is to surrender), 2022 – Air-filled carrier bag, found wood, paper, fabric, jute, acrylic, charcoal, coins, screw, duct tape, handbell Resting place, 2024 – Opened and unopened mail, coffee table, glass of water, 45 x 88 x 44 cm Who owns dust?, 2023 – Oil, acrylic, oil stick on canvas, 100 × 85 cm Installation View – Group Exhibition: Plastic Stars, Tara Downs, New York (23 June–28 July 2023) Installation View – Solo Exhibition: Waitless Beyond Blue, Cob Gallery, London (5 August–4 September 2021) Louis Armstrong, 2023 – Acrylic on paper (Triptych), 29 × 64.5 cm 50/100PCS SELF-LOCKING PLASTIC NYLON CABLE TIE LOOP LOCK SECURITY TIE HANDCUFF HEAVY DUTY ZIP TIE WRAP 13*300MM 13*450MM 13*780MM BLACK (Proof of income), 2024 – Foxtons estate agent signage, cable ties, iron railing, concrete, mud, 270 x 205 x 62 cm Untitled (The Duet), 2022 – Oil, acrylic, charcoal, jute, string, steel nails and wood on collaged fabric, 75 x 68 cm Premeditated response (Unit 7), 2024 – Used plastic takeaway containers with lids, wood, pencil markings, holes, 46 x 18 x 16 cm Demur, 2023 – Oil, acrylic and charcoal on collaged canvas and linen, 160 x 120 cm Listen for the hum, 2022 – Oil, acrylic, oil stick and collaged fabric on canvas, 145 x 200 cm Charlie, Let’s Go!, 2023 – Leather armchair, worn clothes, carpet, Dimensions variable Installation View – Solo Exhibition: Waitless Beyond Blue, Cob Gallery, London (5 August–4 September 2021) Silent Star, 2023 – Oil and acrylic on canvas, 86 x 140 cm Obscured and withhold – Plastic carrier bags, stock image, acrylic paint, 2022, Dimensions variable Two Teams, Five Players, 2023 – Oil, acrylic, oil stick, charcoal, dry pigment, spray paint, felt and linen on jute, 115 x 100 cm Installation View – Group Exhibition: On The Verge Of Its Own Disappearing, Wilder Gallery, London (19 April - 13 May 2023) 50/100PCS SELF-LOCKING PLASTIC NYLON CABLE TIE LOOP LOCK SECURITY TIE HANDCUFF HEAVY DUTY ZIP TIE WRAP 13*300MM 13*450MM 13*780MM BLACK (Proof of income), 2024 – Foxtons estate agent signage, cable ties, iron railing, concrete, mud, 270 x 205 x 62 cm Unexpected response (Unit 2), 2024 – Used plastic takeaway container with lid, cardboard takeaway container, 10 x 17 x 14 cm Framed as self-defence, 2023 – Oil, acrylic, charcoal, coins on hand-stitched canvas, 85 x 140 cm Premeditated response (Unit 7), 2024 – Used plastic takeaway containers with lids, wood, pencil markings, holes, 46 x 18 x 16 cm A pinch is a kind of embrace, 2023 – Oil and acrylic on canvas, 180 x 200 cm Secure the bag, 2023 – Polypropylene plastic bag dispenser, carrier bags, Dimensions variable Obscured and withhold – Plastic carrier bags, stock image, acrylic paint, 2022, Dimensions variable Untitled, 2019 – Acrylic and paper on fabric, 63.5 x 53.3 cm Choke, 2022 – Oil pastel on sugar paper, 26 x 34.5 cm Untitled, 2019 – Acrylic on fabric, 76 x 102 cm Resting place, 2024 – Opened and unopened mail, coffee table, glass of water, 45 x 88 x 44 cm Choking hazard, 2024 – Manufactured plastic toy fly, 1.6 x 1.6 x 0.5 cm Tree of Chorus (To drag is to endure as to drag is to surrender), 2022 – Air-filled carrier bag, found wood, paper, fabric, jute, acrylic, charcoal, coins, screw, duct tape, handbell [yet to be titled], 2024 –– Oil, acrylic, charcoal and string on canvas, 100 x 115 cm Children playing football at golden hour, 2020 – Acrylic on paper (Diptych), 59.4 x 84.1 cm Altar of Agency, 2022 – Acrylic, oil, cement, charcoal, oil pastel, pigment, jute, fabric, paper, found wood, string, potting soil, 200 x 150 x 75 cm Installation View – Solo Exhibition: Waitless Beyond Blue, Cob Gallery, London (5 August–4 September 2021) Listen for the hum II, 2022 – Acrylic on paper, 26 x 34.5 cm Installation View – Duo Exhibtion: With Ash, and Stumble (Stumble) w/ Kes Richardson, FOLD Gallery, London (12 October–12 November 2022) Untitled, 2023 — Oil and acrylic on canvas, 200 x 180 cm