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Settlements

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A unofficial installation on Brighton Beach. Seven small towns constructed from wood were delivered late at night and left to fend for themselves against the elements.
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Venus

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Part of a series of sculptures exploring the symbolism of the alchemical planets, commissioned by Pfizer and Arts & Business, in association with International Art Consultants.
Made in Brighton.
Posted on 3rd Jun 2009, 13:42  
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Sun

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A sculpture representing the sun as an illuminating principle, based on drawn curtains and the sunbeam/obelisk form, the gold leafed core of the object is lit at night providing illumination.

Part of a series of sculptures exploring the symbolism of the alchemical planets, commissioned by Pfizer and Arts & Business, in association with International Art Consultants.

Made in Brighton.
Posted on 3rd Jun 2009, 13:39  
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Saturn

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A series of planes that have undergone an algorithmic shift and scale change. Each successive plane bears a larger scale representation of the exact location of the sculpture, ranging from; the World, South East England, Thanet and Great Stonar ~ The final plane bears a representation of Terramycin, a drug developed from investigative analysis of the earth outside of the laboratory. A single spike pierces the point on each map where the sculpture is located.

Part of a series of sculptures exploring the symbolism of the alchemical planets, commissioned by Pfizer and Arts & Business, in association with International Art Consultants.

Made in Brighton.

Moon

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Two silvered glass discs that occult one another as you walk around them, mimicking the phases of the moon.

Part of a series of sculptures exploring the symbolism of the alchemical planets, commissioned by Pfizer and Arts & Business, in association with International Art Consultants.

Made in Brighton.

Mercury

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A scattering of white marble fragments, a paperchase, each fragment containing a hand carved word, that has several meanings. Developed as an idea generating presence on a piece of parkland popular at lunctime with research scientists.
Made in Brighton.

Part of a series of sculptures exploring the symbolism of the alchemical planets, commissioned by Pfizer and Arts & Business, in association with International Art Consultants.
Made in Brighton.

Mars

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A reconstructed tree, made of steel and glass.
Part of a series of sculptures exploring the symbolism of the alchemical planets, commissioned by Pfizer and Arts & Business, in association with International Art Consultants.
Made in Brighton.

Jupiter

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A repeated single stainless steel element that forms a helix wrapped around a torus, and incidentaly a fence.
Part of a series of sculptures exploring the symbolism of the alchemical planets, commissioned by Pfizer and Arts & Business, in association with International Art Consultants.
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