Haroon Mirza

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In his work Haroon Mirza attempts to isolate the perceptual distinctions between noise, sound and music and explores the possibility of the visual and acoustic as one singular aesthetic form. These ideas are examined through the production of assemblages and sculptural installations made from furniture, household electronics, found or constructed video footage and existing artworks combined to generate audio compositions. The subject matter of his work pivots around socio-cultural systems such as religious faith or club culture and their relationship to music.

An additional subtext to his practice is an interest in the spillage of sound from artworks within group exhibitions. This interest is explored both through a curatorial concern and within his own works. Mirza includes existing works by other artists in his installations in the same way he works with other (ready-made) material; by appropriating something existing, and positioning it within a specific context, Mirza alters its function. This is typically to play a part in forming a larger (musical) composition.

Haroon Mirza Lives and works in Sheffield and London.
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CURRENT

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Spike Island, Bristol
21 January - 25 March 2012
Spike Island

UPCOMING

Haroon Mirza
Ernst Schering Foundation, Berlin
25 May - June 2012
Ernst Schering Foundation

Haroon Mirza
Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, St. Gallen
21 April - 1 July 2012
Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen

Haroon Mirza
University of Michigan Museum of Art, Michigan
17 March - 22 July 2012
UMMA


PAST

I saw square triangle sine
Camden Arts Centre, London
7 October 2011 - 8 January 2012
Camden Arts Centre

British Art Show 7
The Plymouth Arts Centre, Plymouth
17 September - 4 December 2011
British Art Show 7

Haroon MIrza
The 54th Venice Biennale, Venice
4 June - 27 November 2011
Venice Biennale

James Richards, Ed Atkins and Haroon Mirza – An Echo Button
Chisenhale Gallery, London
Saturday 15 October, 7pm
Chisenhale

British Art Show 7
The Tramway Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow
28 May - 21 August 2011
Tramway

Sum Parts
Acme Studios, London
10 - 26 June 2011
Acme Studios

British Art Show 7: In the Days of the Comet
The Hayward Gallery, London
16 February - 17 April 2011
The Hayward Gallery

British Art Show
Nottingham Contemporary, Nottingham Castle Museum, New Art Exchange, Nottingham
23 October 2010 - 9 January 2011
Nottingham Contemporary

The Marienbad Palace
Highlanes Gallery, Drogheda, County Louth
30 April 2010 - 15 September 2010
Highlanes Gallery

Systematic
176 Zabludowicz Collection, London
1 July - 15th August 2010
Zabludowicz Collection

Haroon Mirza
A Foundation, Liverpool
2 October - 14 November 2009

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