breadtray figures

A figure in transit. Forward movement from a past position creates small gaps in the plane of time and space.

figures passing through

SPRING A lone figure advances absorbing patches of the environment. An awareness of seasonal change. Spring rises from beneath. Old materials have a new function. WINTER Autumn is leaving. A lone figure retreats, fleeing the oncoming signs of winter. Old materials insulate. NAVIGATE TO SETTINGS 400x470x65In a world full of incomprehensible instructions on how to fix undesired unpredictable software malfunctions. I find instructions such as “navigate to settings” impossibly unachievable, since it creates for me an existential dilemma; what settings, where, how and ultimately, why bother. Hence, I wander in an increasingly disheveled life. It’s not so bad. 400 x h 470 w 65d

walking figures

The sculptures reflect upon the transience of presence.The transformative and destabilizing effect of external forces and internal erosion is the subject of this exhibition. The maquettes for monumental sculptures allude to transition through space and time, they have a strong physical presence while threatening to dissolve at any moment. As the lone figure advances it absorbs patches of the environment as well as reflecting surfaces and textures, an urban chameleon. I find inspiration in built up surfaces in various places, like weathered hoardings with layers of posters or an artist’s palette smeared with layers of paint. I am predisposed to the unspectacular and this can be seen in my choice of making work using scrap and used materials. "Survey" records the figure and its movement through the environment. Dissected and unstable the protagonist pauses to collect himself and plan his next move. "Acclimatised" - The walker moves through, absorbing.

Proposals for public sculpture

Cardboard figures