Sasha Holzer
Born in Taplow, UK, 1959
Lives and works in London, UK
The carefully carved wooden panels made by Sasha Holzer (b. 1959, UK) also show a profound and meticulous knowledge of the properties of the materials used. Light is reflected at different angles across the shallow relief of the carvings, revealing the wood’s multifaceted grain. Patterns emerge organically, sometimes through a sort of domino effect. These highly geometric works are born out of a very intuitive physical relationship with the material and the carving tools.
Biography
Sasha Holzer was born in Taplow, UK, in 1959 and lives and works in London. He studied at Chelsea College of Arts, London (1979–1982) and Central Saint Martins, London.
His solo exhibitions include presentations at Bartha Contemporary, London (2023); *many minute attentions* at Large Glass Gallery, London (2021), curated by John Stezaker and Alison Turnbull; *Tactile Line* at Bartha Contemporary (2018), curated by Giulia Ricci; a joint exhibition with Jo Israel at Electro Studios Project Space, Hastings (2018); and a solo presentation at Palfrey Gallery, London (2017), curated by Kerstin Kartscher. In 2023, he also participated in the group exhibition *"2019"* at Campbell Works Gallery, London, curated by Neil Zakiewicz.
In 2016 Holzer completed a public commission for Emrys Architects, producing a sculpture for 30 Broadwick Street, Soho, London, transcribed into Portland stone.
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