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Statement
I use line as an indication of surface, contour and continuity. Line implies a uniformity - denoting an equal value along its length, like that used in cartography and meteorology. Creating a striated surface allows for interference, through fracture and glitch. If the line is a signal, the break in the line becomes noise. It is this disruption which I investigate through my painting practice: creating the plane, only to break it apart, the fragments dissipating and coalescing into new and ambiguous forms.
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Biography
Emma Langridge was born in the U.K. and moved at a young age to Perth, Western Australia, where she acquired a BFA. Whilst there, she had her first solo exhibition and entered the Holmes á Court and Artbank collections. Since relocating to Melbourne in 2001, Langridge has exhibited in numerous group and solo exhibitions in Australia, across Europe and in the USA. She is currently nearing the completion of her practice-led PhD at the Australian National University, the subject of which is the investigation of irregular outcomes arising from regimented painting systems.