Formation and Disassembly

Formation and Disassembly concerns the creeping entanglement of the human cycles of construction, deconstruction and reconstruction within the overarching construct of nature. It follows and expands on the journey of recurring, ready-made essentials - such as loose bricks and slates - which the artist finds respectively from washed away villages such as Eccles-Juxta-Mare on the diminishing East Anglian coast, and on the streets of windswept Leeds. He then re-examines their function in his work.

Eccles and Slate, 2015

found bricks and slate

approx. 7200mm x 9600mm x 600mm

Eccles and Slate, 2015 (detail)

untitled (slate), 2013

found slate

approx. 1200mm x 1600mm x 100mm

Eccles, 2013

found bricks

approx. 1300mm x 1300mm x 300mm

Eccles, 2013 (detail)

untitled (tunnel book), 2013

found bricks and slate (whole and powdered), turf, ink, modelling paste, sand, grit, glue, paper, chip board with marble veneer

approx. 700mm x 700mm x 1700mm

untitled (tunnel book), 2013 (detail)

untitled 15 (Leeds grate/Keystone, alley in Cusqo/brick patterns), 2012

ink, modelling paste, sand, grit, powdered brick (red, found object loose on a Norfolk beach (red)), powdered brick (yellow, found object loose on the streets of Leeds), powdered slate tile (grey, found object loose also on the streets of Leeds) on canvas

620mm x 460mm

untitled 14 (Saddam's Palace (what an idiot...) /Inca steps/Leeds grates/brick patterns), 2012

ink, modelling paste, sand, grit, powdered brick (red, found object loose on a Norfolk beach (red)), powdered brick (yellow, found object loose on the streets of Leeds), powdered slate tile (grey, found object loose also on the streets of Leeds) on canvas

330mm x 640mm

untitled 13 (Beach Farm plaque/Leeds grates/brick patterns), 2012

ink, modelling paste, sand, grit, powdered brick (red, found object loose on a Norfolk beach (red)), powdered brick (yellow, found object loose on the streets of Leeds), powdered slate tile (grey, found object loose also on the streets of Leeds) on canvas

200mm x 600mm

untitled 11 (brick patterns with reeds), 2012

ink, modelling paste, sand, grit, powdered brick (found object from a Norfolk beach), reeds, glue on canvas

500mm x 400mm

untitled 10 (brick patterns), 2012

ink, modelling paste, sand, grit, powdered brick (found object from a Norfolk beach), soap, photo paper on canvas

500mm x 700mm

untitled 9 (brick patterns), 2012

ink, modelling paste, sand, grit, powdered brick (found object from a Norfolk beach) on canvas

560mm x 410mm

untitled 8 (brick patterns), 2012

ink, modelling paste, sand, grit, powdered brick (found object from a Norfolk beach) on canvas

460mm x 360mm

untitled 6 (brick patterns), 2012

ink, modelling paste, sand, grit, powdered brick (found object from a Norfolk beach) on canvas

460mm x 360mm

untitled 4 (brick patterns), 2012

ink, modelling paste, sand, grit, powdered brick (found object from a Norfolk beach) on canvas

300mm x 240mm

untitled 3 (brick patterns), 2012

ink, modelling paste, sand, grit, powdered brick (found object from a Norfolk beach) on canvas

300mm x 240mm