Art Outdoors - Outside the White Walls
ForM, an outdoor exhibition has just finished in which I showed ‘Interconnected,’ a new sculpture about how in spite of any perceived barriers we are more connected than we might think.
Connection was one of the reasons I wanted to be involved in this exhibition - to connect with other makers, my own work and the outdoors.
Displaying my sculptures outdoors is by far my favourite way to exhibit. Yes, I also show work in the pristine white walled galleries, but for me, nothing beats seeing a sculpture interact with the real world. Of seeing a bee take a break on a sculpture’s shoulder, watching a child run past either totally oblivious or else stop, engage and question. To experience a sculpture alongside the smell of fresh rain, earth and pollen or to see how it dances with the sun - to me, that’s magic.
Below are a few of the sculptures I’ve displayed in unusual spaces, from Crypts, Churches, Stately homes to gardens.
Where is the most unusual space you’ve displayed or seen artwork? Tell me below.
NB: Colliding Forms was part of a collaboration with artist, Helen Lavery and Photography for Interconnected was by Joe Fox.
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ForM is by far my favourite group exhibition of the year to visit and I am honoured to have been one of artists involved in it this year.
If you missed the exhibition, here’s a round up.