Folds

Name: Folds
Brand: Sam Shaw
Price: 6500.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

Oil on Tarpaulin, paper, iron, wax, preserved wildflower fragments, soil pigment, moss pigment
280 x 320 cm (sack pile 40 x 40 cm)

£6,500.00

About the Artwork

'Folds' plays with scale by holding the traces and folds of the land in a space between the immediate and the transcendent, enjoying the tension and energy between the two, creating for the viewer an uplifting sensory visual experience.

Working with & alongside the land, Shaw placed the tarpaulin outside during all weathers to collect & build marks & traces from the soil, plants, animals, birds and an overhanging Willow tree across the seasons, combining the marks from the immediate environment with painting, folding & creasing which Shaw then repeated in three dimensions with the folded stack of agricultural animal feed sacks adding another dimension to further emphasise the repetition & continuation of a sense of folding & creasing within the landscape, confusing, overlapping and playing with disrupting scale. The grid pattern across the tarpaulin is reminiscent of the folds of an analogue paper ordnance survey map. The tarpaulin is screwed to the wall with screws that are covered with wax embedded with fragments of wild flower heads adding a further tension through objects that are both strong and also soft.

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Details

Medium: Oil on Tarpaulin, paper, iron, wax, preserved wildflower fragments, soil pigment, moss pigment

Year: 2026

Size: 280 x 320 cm (sack pile 40 x 40 cm)

Ready to Hang: Yes

A piece of wood is hung on the wall using screws. The tarpaulin is hung onto the piece of wood which has pre fitted nails in the correct position to fit through the eyelets which run along the top of the tarpaulin. The tarpaulin is also secured with decorative bolts (screws) which fit through the eyelets down either side of the tarpaulin.
The Sack pile is installed simply standing on the floor in front of the tarpaulin.

Sam Shaw

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Sam Shaw's work is rooted in the palimpsest materiality of the land where she works and lives. She works with the land to create an exploratory poetry that reflects an essence of place with the artist as conduit. She completed a BA in painting at City & Guilds of London Art school and from 2023 to 2026 was part of the Turps MASS Sculpture programme.
In 2025 Shaw was an Award winner at the London Sculpture Prize. She has also been exhibited nationally and internationally, and awarded numerous awards & scholarships, including: The Royal Academy Richard Ford Award (1989), The Haworth Trust Scholarship (1990), The Chadwyck-Healey Prize for Painting (1990), The Campbell Jones Composition Prize (1989),The Philip Connard Travel Scholarship (1990).

Hypha Studios Artist: 'hylē: a language without words', curated by Anya Mokhova, at Hypha Gallery South Bank (2026)

Collection & Delivery Information

Upon purchase this artwork will be made available for collection from the artist within the SG9 postcode area of Buntingford.

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