Skelf

Skelf is a virtual project space, built and run by Claire Undy, working with artists to make site-specific pieces for a non-physical space.

Existing entirely online, Skelf presented work by 200+ artists and writers on an virtual platform over 49 exhibitions between 2016-2022. The project was supported using public funding by Arts Council England.

A full listing of exhibitions is below and available on the archive.

Skelf exhibitions to date:

2022
Touch, a series of four exhibitions; Touch-Type by Jenny Dunseath & Kate Squires, Two Hypersaline Waters by Davinia-ann Robinson, Haptic Registers, Tender Images, Sonic Frequencies by Holly Graham and Archive of Touches by Flora Parrott & Kelly Large.

2021
Gesture, a series of four exhibitions: Zoomin’ by Robin Smith and Richard Phoenix, Grasp the Land by Alice Hartley, Escape from Fireship Cove by Llew Watkins and fllower_gift by Frank Kent.

Movement, a series of four exhibitions: Bubbles Together by Corali, Summer ’21 is Burning by Laura Rouzet, Rokoko by Will Pham and In Hell Online by Matthew de Kersaint Giraudeau

2020
no-longer-being-able-to-be-able curated by Hang Li, with work by Babeworld (Ashleigh Williams), Meech Boakye, Joshua Citarella, DANK Collective (Grant Bingham, Tori Carr, James D. Hopkins, Ian Williamson, and Zen Khalid), DIRD (Zijing Zhao and Rui Shi), Emma Finn, Anna Frijstein, Max Grau, Mina Heydari-Waite, Sae Yeoun Hwang. Judit Kis, Simona Me, Donatella Della Ratta, Frankie Roberts and Geraldine Snell

Ways and Means, curated by Claire Undy with work by Katrina Brown, Zoe Chronis, Kevin Claiborne, Sophie Cunningham, Evangelia Dimitrakopoulou, Ariel Dong, Laura Jost, John Lawrence & Mavis July, Leap then Look, Elin Lindecrantz, Sam Meredith, Alisa Oleva, Tom Patel, Scott Pearce, Ania Ready, Sarah Roberts, Laura Rouzet, Kate Squires & Jenny Dunseath and Adrian Strudwick

You’re in a Computer Game, Max! Curated by James Irwin, with work by Katriona Beales, Daria Blum, Robert Cervera, Gibson/Martelli, Keiken, Bill Leslie, Jonas Pequeno and Daniel Shanken

ISLAND curated by SWAP Editions with work by Ruth Chambers, Daniel Clark, Philip Crewe, Jake Francis, Ed French, Helen Grove-White, Jack Holme, Tim Offredi & Mez Kerr Jones, Shir Raz and Sara Trillo

2019
Online Presents curated by Jessie Jetpacks, with work by Shannon Byrom, Kara Chin, Yuemeng Ge, James Irwin, Lidija Kononenko, Ria Martin, Grace Payne, Rachel Povey, David Reynolds, Tabita Rezaire and Hanna Tuulikki

BOUNDS curated by Cypher Billboard, wirh work by Larry Achiampong, Bounds Green School, EILIS+JAKOB, Holly Graham, Erin Hughes, Jennifer Martin, Dan Mitchell, Milly Peck, Francesca Tamse, Skeuomorph, soft/WALL/studs

Al Dente curated by John Walter with work by Anna Brass, Dominic Dispirito, Edward Kay, Diana Taylor, Jiadong (Pete) Qiang, Michal Raz and Robert Holyhead

Our Skins are Porous Too curated by Adam J B Walker, with work by Timothy Cape, Naomi Ellis, Olga Fedorova, Alessandra Ferrini, Eliot Jones, Bogdan Moroz, Name Surname & Shir Raz

2018
The Difference Between You and Us -an exhibition celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Five Years.
whisperthings by Susie Pentelow with accompanying text introduced by Katie Bullock

The Edge by James Irwin with accompanying text A horizon that only offers disarray by Laura Davidson

Gifts by Sarah Kate Wilson with accompanying text by Tessa Whitehead

Leaning Against or Holding by Holly Graham with accompanying text by Amy McCauley

Metroscope2000® Kids! by Morgan Hamilton with accompanying text WITH(OUT) PRECONCEPTION by Gabrielle Hoad

A Girl with Time by GLAP Collective

Closed for Season by Mark Beldan with accompanying text Safe Trip by Mia Taylor

2017
Some, but not all of something by Sam Meredith

Movement of Fear 11 by Anne Colvin with accompanying poetry by Juniper Broughton

Hold a penny between your finger and thumb by Sid and Jim with accompanying text by Rosalind Duguid

Ferntree Gully by Sophie Rogers with accompanying texts by Poppy cc-ed and Alana Francis

Temporary Custodians of Islington Mill by Maurice Carlin with accompanying text Post Show Blues by David McLeavy

My Laptop is my home, the screen is my view by Demelza Watts with accompanying text by Katarina Kelsey

Shingle Dimple by Ella Lucas with accompanying text by Susie Pentelow

Museum of Non-Visible Art Biennial 2017 with accompanying text Non/Readable by Debbie Kent

Shadows of Truth by Amelia Critchlow with accompanying text LESSONS by Tony Rickaby.

Who/Wer by Magda Stawarska-Beavan in collaboration with Wolfgang Kindermann

Fish Fly Through Chinks by Anna Kataryzna Domejko with accompanying text Toilet Break by Sam Knowles

Gone by Francesco Soave with accompanying text by Benjamin Davies

2016
Dada 100⅚ by Jackie Haynes

Let Me Hear You Click You Say Yeah No! by Adam J B Walker with interview by Heather Ross

Demonstrations by Robert Luzar with accompanying text by Francesco Galiardi.

This island, and its buildings, is our private paradise by Maia Conran with text by Rachel Emily Taylor

As Above, So Below by Rob Mullender

Me, the Boy and Ravenside by Tom Crawford with accompanying text Jitters by Sam Hasler

Waterloo and City - Private thoughts in public spaces by Deborah Stevenson

Bypass Wildlife by Kathryn Poole

• https://skelf.org.uk
• https://skelf.org.uk/S_Q/archive.html