
Heywood & Condie
The Gardener ( Stained Glass Greenhouse), 2014
Media: 18th & 19th Century Stained Glass, lead, greenhouse frame supplied by Hartley Botanic, infinity floor.
H: 2260 x W: 2060 x D: 2260 cm
889 3/4 x 811 1/8 x 889 3/4 inches
889 3/4 x 811 1/8 x 889 3/4 inches
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Heywood and Condie’s The Greenhouse (2015) has travelled directly from Jerwood Gallery in Hastings and is constructed from salvaged 18th and 19th Century stained glass. The artists reconfigured the original...
Heywood and Condie’s The Greenhouse (2015) has travelled directly from Jerwood Gallery in Hastings and is constructed from salvaged 18th and 19th Century stained glass. The artists reconfigured the original Christian imagery to create part animal/part plant/part insect beings inhabiting a primitive world of chimeras, mythical creatures and folkloric hybrids. Once inside, the greenhouse’s function as a sanctuary and space for introspection is magnified, the world of stained glass chimeras reflected endlessly in its infinity floor. It is a place to contemplate the symbols and patterns that humans have used to celebrate the cycle of life, and to transcend the everyday.
Provenance
Exhibitions
2018: "Sacré Blur", 25 Porchester Place,Hyde Park Estate, London, UK2018: "Breathe: A Green Lung", The Barbican Centre, London, UK
2018: Contemporary Sculpture Fulmer, Buckinghamshire, UK
2016: "Altered States", Royal British Society of Sculptors, London, UK
2015: "Limelight; The Gardener", Jerwood Gallery, Hastings, UK
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