Nottingham Castle - Long Gallery

Leila Al-Yousuf (UK)
Leila’s practice revolves around space and materiality; two traditional components of art that are in some way deconstructed and then reassembled within the works that she makes. The works respond to each site; physically and structurally relying on the space. Forms that weave the shapes of the architecture into the room and divide space; altering the way that people physically move through it. She uses materials in a way that focuses on their physical properties, pigment that seems lush in blocks of colour, or jelly with a thick translucency and sugary smell. The ingredients are colour and substance, deployed across a space that dictates form, architecture itself being the canvas on which these fragmented paintings are constructed.

About Nottingham Castle
Offering visitors the opportunity to see the best regional, national and international art in the regularly changing exhibition galleries. Permanent exhibitions showcase costume and textiles, silverware, glass and jewellery. The Long Gallery houses a permanent display of the best of the museum's fine art, this collection covers British and European art ranging in date from the 11th century to the present day.