By David Watson

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Sculpture
93 x 60 x 12 cm

£1,080.00
About the Artwork

This work comes from my series CABINET OF CURIOSITIES, based around the presentation of botanical specimens in illustrations by the likes of Ernst Haeckel. Rather than real forms however, these are biomorphic and suggestive fantasies generated by combining square, close-up photographs of randomly folded and pinned pieces of latex. Rather than digitally blend the images, slight misalignments, inconsistencies of focus etc are retained, inviting the eye of the viewer to do the blending instead. The series’ title refers to the historical collections of natural and ethnographic “curiosities” that were fashionable in the 17th to 19th centuries.

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Details

Medium: Sculpture

Year: 2022/25

Size: 93 x 60 x 12 cm

Ready to Hang: Yes

Work is a display transparency in a light-box which requires mains electrical supply (cable and UK plug are fitted). The box is 11.5cm deep and can be secured to a wall using the supplied the mirror plates, alternatively is can be left to stand on a shelf. The current light-box which houses the work was used in a recent exhibition and is grey painted MDF, however I can arrange for a higher quality hardwood box to replace it for an additional cost of £120.

David Watson

ABOUT THE ARTIST

David R Watson (b. 1990) lives and works in Essex. He has exhibited in solo and group shows in the UK and Europe. He was named runner-up in the 2013 Renaissance Photography Prize and has been published in the British Journal of Photography. His recent exhibitions include The Naming of Parts (2025) and A Pocket Full of Plenty at Hypha Studios (2025). He was a co-curator for the Why Patterns? exhibition in London.

Hypha Studios Artist: A Pocket Full of Plenty' at Hypha Gallery Netil House in 2025

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