By Marianne Walker

A Severing of the Instinct

Graphite pencil on sculpted paper-clay
36 x 25 x 14 cm

£2,000.00
About the Artwork

'A Severing of the Instinct' is a hand built sculpture with a hand drawn representation of seal skin across its surface. It uses the real-world heritage skills of modelling and drawing to create a work that can exist in a form that can confront a viewer.

The work is based on sculptural representations of the severed head of St John the Baptist. The drawing of seal skin fur across the face signifies that the head belongs to an "other than human" who has met a violent end and whose head is now displayed as a kind of trophy. 

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Details

Medium: Graphite pencil on sculpted paper-clay

Year: 2025

Size: 36 x 25 x 14 cm

Ready to Hang:

The silver hook is screwed into the wall, the cord hangs from the hook and the head is hung within the cord. The ears and hair act as notches to keep the head in place against the wall.

Marianne Walker

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Marianne Walker was born in Yorkshire in 1970 and lives and works in London. She has exhibited nationally and internationally. Recent residencies include: L'AiR Arts Artist in Residence for Printemps du Design, Paris, 2024, Notable exhibitions Romantic Detachment PS1 MoMA New York in 2004, Contemporary British Drawing at Xi'an Academy of Fine Art, China in 2015, the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, Reclaiming Magic, 2022. Also in 2021 Walker was awarded the East Yorkshire Contemporary Arts Uplift Commission funded by Arts Council England.

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