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  • Act of God

    2015; Polythene, nylon, lead, aluminum; dimensions variable
    Photo: Christopher Clem Franken
    /
    Commissioned by Kunst-Station Sankt Peter, Cologne.

  • Here is the End of All Things

    2011; Thistle seeds, bluebottles, barn owl (taxidermy), nylon, lead, acrylic; dimensions variable
    Photo: Tom Gundelwein
    /
    Commissioned by Le Centre des Monuments Nationaux, for the exhibition Bestes, Bestiaux & Bestioles, Château d’orion, and Bêtes Off, La Conciergerie, Paris.

  • Water on the Brain

    2006; 5,300 origami paper boats, fishing line, steel; 160 x 600 x 900 cm
    Photo: Claire Morgan Studio
    /
    Commissioned by The National Trust for the exhibition Inside Out @ Cragside, Cragside Estate, Rothbury. Curated by Judith King. Funding from Arts Council North East, Northern Rock Foundation, ONE North East, and Northumberland Strategic Partnership.

  • A New Moon

    2005; Polycarbonate lightbulb with festoon lighting (lightbulb: 430 x 250 x 250 cm, suspended from 30m tower crane
    /
    Part of Sparks public art programme, curated by InSite Arts, commissioned by Canterbury City Council with funding from Arts Council England.

  • Murmurations

    2016; Polythene, nylon, lead, acrylic; 500 x 1650 x 660 cm
    Photo credit: 111 BPR Photography
    /
    Commissioned by KW BPR Ltd, curated by Modus Operandi Art Consultants.

  • Gone with the Wind

    2008; Wildflower seeds, kittiwake (taxidermy), nylon, lead, acrylic; 220 x 200 x 1100 cm
    /
    Commissioned by Great North Run Culture, curated by Beth Bate, exhibited at Laing Art Gallery in 2008 and 2014.

  • Parallel

    2004; Cast cardboard recycled from fruit boxes, nylon threads, light; dimensions variable
    /
    Commissioned by Newcastle City Council for Art in the Market, at Grainger Market.

  • You will not stop here (detail)

    2024; Bird skins, fox skin, polythene, nylon, lead, wax, mixed media; 407 x 1146 x 1175 cm
    Photo: Simon Mills courtesy of Golden Thread Gallery
    /
    Commissioned by Golden Thread Gallery. Funded through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland’s National Lottery Commissioning Programme.

  • Pressure Makes Diamonds

    2009; Cast iron herring gulls, coke, stainless steel cables, metal fixings; 1700 x 500 x 700 cm
    /
    Commissioned by Cardiff Bay Partnership for 3 Assembly Square, Cardiff. Curated by SAFLE.

  • Down Time

    2010; Jackdaw (taxidermy), strawberries, bluebottles, fruit flies, lead, nylon, acrylic; 500 x 500 x 250 cm
    /
    Commissioned by La Casa Encendida for the exhibition on&on, curated by Olivier Varenne and Flora Fairbairn.

  • Local Beauty

    2014; Pheasant (taxidermy), polythene, nylon, lead; 300 x 120 x 80 cm
    /
    Commissioned by the Norfolk Contemporary Art Society with funding from Arts Council England, for The Tourists at Felbrigg Hall, Norfolk.

  • No Match

    2012; Rats (taxidermy), torn polythene, dried leaves, nylon, lead, acrylic; 150 x 100 x 75 cm
    Photo: Lee Pilkington
    /
    Commissioned by Mid Pennine Arts for Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, Lancashire. Part of the Contemporary Heritage art programme.

  • Plenty More Fish in the Sea

    2016; Fox, mallard, rat, woodcock (all taxidermy), pigeon skeleton, butterflies, nylon, lead; 400 x 100 x 800 cm
    Photo: Coralie Pilard
    /
    Commissioned by Musées d’Angers for the exhibition Plenty more fish in the sea, at Musée Jean-Lurçat et de la Tapisserie Contemporaine, Angers. Supported by the Fondation d’Entreprise Mécène et Loire.

  • As I Live and Breathe

    2019; Torn polythene, nylon, lead; 3 spheres: 422 x 99 x 99cm, 332 x 84 x 84cm, 257 x 72 x 72cm
    /
    Commissioned by Horniman Museum and Gardens.

  • Canopy

    2009; Umbrellas, nylon, steel, Hydrangea, Amaranthus, Delphinium, wild flowers collected on-site; 200 x 550 x 550 cm
    /
    Commissioned for The Big Chill. Art programme curated by Alice Sharp.

  • It happens to be

    2020; Blue Tit (taxidermy), thistle seeds, nylon, lead; 316 x 285 x 178 cm
    Photo: Claire Morgan Studio
    /
    Private Commission.

  • Leave

    2004; Acrylic, stainless steel, leaves; dimensions variable
    /
    Commissioned for Westonbirt Festival of the Garden. Art programme curated by SWPA.

  • All of the things I have ever lost

    2021; Torn post-consumer plastic, nylon, lead; 1270 x 500 x 500 cm
    Photo: Tom Gundelwein
    /
    Commissioned by Stiftung Saarländischer Kulturbesitz for the exhibition Joy in the Pain at Saarlandmuseum Moderne Galerie. Now held in the permanent collection.

  • To Woo You

    2010; Tawny owl (taxidermy), preserved ivy leaves, stainless steel, brass; 350 x 240 x 200 cm
    /
    Commissioned by Town Hall Hotel, Bethnal Green. Programme of temporary and permanent artworks curated by ArtsAdmin.

  • Act of God

    2015; Polythene, nylon, lead, aluminum; dimensions variable
    Photo: Christopher Clem Franken
    /
    Commissioned by Kunst-Station Sankt Peter, Cologne.

  • Here is the End of All Things

    2011; Thistle seeds, bluebottles, barn owl (taxidermy), nylon, lead, acrylic; dimensions variable
    Photo: Tom Gundelwein
    /
    Commissioned by Le Centre des Monuments Nationaux, for the exhibition Bestes, Bestiaux & Bestioles, Château d’orion, and Bêtes Off, La Conciergerie, Paris.

  • Water on the Brain

    2006; 5,300 origami paper boats, fishing line, steel; 160 x 600 x 900 cm
    Photo: Claire Morgan Studio
    /
    Commissioned by The National Trust for the exhibition Inside Out @ Cragside, Cragside Estate, Rothbury. Curated by Judith King. Funding from Arts Council North East, Northern Rock Foundation, ONE North East, and Northumberland Strategic Partnership.

  • A New Moon

    2005; Polycarbonate lightbulb with festoon lighting (lightbulb: 430 x 250 x 250 cm, suspended from 30m tower crane
    /
    Part of Sparks public art programme, curated by InSite Arts, commissioned by Canterbury City Council with funding from Arts Council England.

  • Murmurations

    2016; Polythene, nylon, lead, acrylic; 500 x 1650 x 660 cm
    Photo credit: 111 BPR Photography
    /
    Commissioned by KW BPR Ltd, curated by Modus Operandi Art Consultants.

  • Gone with the Wind

    2008; Wildflower seeds, kittiwake (taxidermy), nylon, lead, acrylic; 220 x 200 x 1100 cm
    /
    Commissioned by Great North Run Culture, curated by Beth Bate, exhibited at Laing Art Gallery in 2008 and 2014.

  • Parallel

    2004; Cast cardboard recycled from fruit boxes, nylon threads, light; dimensions variable
    /
    Commissioned by Newcastle City Council for Art in the Market, at Grainger Market.

  • You will not stop here (detail)

    2024; Bird skins, fox skin, polythene, nylon, lead, wax, mixed media; 407 x 1146 x 1175 cm
    Photo: Simon Mills courtesy of Golden Thread Gallery
    /
    Commissioned by Golden Thread Gallery. Funded through the Arts Council of Northern Ireland’s National Lottery Commissioning Programme.

  • Pressure Makes Diamonds

    2009; Cast iron herring gulls, coke, stainless steel cables, metal fixings; 1700 x 500 x 700 cm
    /
    Commissioned by Cardiff Bay Partnership for 3 Assembly Square, Cardiff. Curated by SAFLE.

  • Down Time

    2010; Jackdaw (taxidermy), strawberries, bluebottles, fruit flies, lead, nylon, acrylic; 500 x 500 x 250 cm
    /
    Commissioned by La Casa Encendida for the exhibition on&on, curated by Olivier Varenne and Flora Fairbairn.

  • Local Beauty

    2014; Pheasant (taxidermy), polythene, nylon, lead; 300 x 120 x 80 cm
    /
    Commissioned by the Norfolk Contemporary Art Society with funding from Arts Council England, for The Tourists at Felbrigg Hall, Norfolk.

  • No Match

    2012; Rats (taxidermy), torn polythene, dried leaves, nylon, lead, acrylic; 150 x 100 x 75 cm
    Photo: Lee Pilkington
    /
    Commissioned by Mid Pennine Arts for Helmshore Mills Textile Museum, Lancashire. Part of the Contemporary Heritage art programme.

  • Plenty More Fish in the Sea

    2016; Fox, mallard, rat, woodcock (all taxidermy), pigeon skeleton, butterflies, nylon, lead; 400 x 100 x 800 cm
    Photo: Coralie Pilard
    /
    Commissioned by Musées d’Angers for the exhibition Plenty more fish in the sea, at Musée Jean-Lurçat et de la Tapisserie Contemporaine, Angers. Supported by the Fondation d’Entreprise Mécène et Loire.

  • As I Live and Breathe

    2019; Torn polythene, nylon, lead; 3 spheres: 422 x 99 x 99cm, 332 x 84 x 84cm, 257 x 72 x 72cm
    /
    Commissioned by Horniman Museum and Gardens.

  • Canopy

    2009; Umbrellas, nylon, steel, Hydrangea, Amaranthus, Delphinium, wild flowers collected on-site; 200 x 550 x 550 cm
    /
    Commissioned for The Big Chill. Art programme curated by Alice Sharp.

  • It happens to be

    2020; Blue Tit (taxidermy), thistle seeds, nylon, lead; 316 x 285 x 178 cm
    Photo: Claire Morgan Studio
    /
    Private Commission.

  • Leave

    2004; Acrylic, stainless steel, leaves; dimensions variable
    /
    Commissioned for Westonbirt Festival of the Garden. Art programme curated by SWPA.

  • All of the things I have ever lost

    2021; Torn post-consumer plastic, nylon, lead; 1270 x 500 x 500 cm
    Photo: Tom Gundelwein
    /
    Commissioned by Stiftung Saarländischer Kulturbesitz for the exhibition Joy in the Pain at Saarlandmuseum Moderne Galerie. Now held in the permanent collection.

  • To Woo You

    2010; Tawny owl (taxidermy), preserved ivy leaves, stainless steel, brass; 350 x 240 x 200 cm
    /
    Commissioned by Town Hall Hotel, Bethnal Green. Programme of temporary and permanent artworks curated by ArtsAdmin.

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