Burrow – Sprout – Grow

2019

Presented at the Royal College of Art Degree Show 2019, South Kensington, London

Burrow (back left)

Concrete, plaster, plaster fragments, concrete rubble, resin casts, resin fragments, reclaimed timber, reclaimed plywood, cardboard, plastic amazon packaging, lino, carpet, paper, steel rebar.

w:80 x d:80 x l:750cm

Grow (middle)

Concrete, plaster, plaster fragments, concrete rubble, resin fragments, reclaimed timber, reclaimed plywood, cardboard, newspaper, galvanised tube, key clamps, acrylic paint

w:80 x d:80 x h:324cm.

Sprout (by window)

80cm x 80cm x h: 240cm. Scaffolding structure: 150cm x 15cm x h:320cm

Concrete, plaster, plaster fragments, concrete rubble, resin, resin fragments, galvanised steel, reclaimed timber, reclaimed plywood, cardboard, plastic vacuum form of rubble, aluminium foil, lino, carpet, paper, steel rebar, reclaimed scaffolding pole, scaffolding clamp.

This work in three parts, Burrow-Sprout- Grow has been installed in different locations, each time taking a new form responding to the site. It feels like they are often trying to hide, squeezing themselves into the gaps, the voids, to get out of the room, or out of the window. Their elephant size makes this awkward, as they shy away from the exhibition space that they are growing too big for.

Burrow, Sprout and Grow are alive in many ways and are in a constant state of flux in their material and manifestations. They are made up of fragments in modular constructions; from the rubbish bin, the skip, discarded packaging, aggregate from the studio. This changes constantly depending on the site where it is built.