Artist: Hilary Jack

Size: 630 x 60 x 20 mm

’Broken’, Bronze cast of a broken found twig, with natural and gold patina, edition of five.

While walking in Macclesfield Forest Hilary stepped on a twig, snapping it in two. To Hilary this unintentional act summed up the sometimes accidental impact of human presence on our environment.

Hilary cast the twig in bronze thereby adding a memorial aspect to the artwork, while her use of gold patina references the traditional Japanese art of Kintsugi where the pieces of broken pottery are brought together using gold which at the same time enhances the break and adds value to the broken object.

Artist Biography

Hilary Jack works across media in research based projects, site referential artworks, sculptural installations and interventions. Her work has an activist element which comments on the politics of place, socio- political issues and the impact of human activities on our planet.

The discovery of a found object often triggers ideas for new work exploring recurring themes of loss, abandonment, reparation and the human experience.

Hilary has exhibited across the UK and Internationally. Her work is in public and private collections and has recently been acquired by The Government Art Collection. Alnoba Sculpture Park USA and Manchester Art Gallery

Along with Lucy Harvey Hilary is co-founder and director of Paradise Works. Website

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Photography by studio member Steve Iles.