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At the centre of it all

By Simon Le Ruez 2025

Photography: James Clarkson

Revelling in the concerns of colour, form and abstraction, At the centre of it all, is an ambitious mixed media installation, where architecture meets anatomy and brutalist beauty meets soft chaos in sculptural form. Shown in Graves Gallery, the installation draws inspiration from key works in the collection of Sheffield museums, which includes Stanley Spencer’s Helter Skleter, 1937 and the cosmic etchings of Samuel Palmer.

At the centre of it all 

2025

Hand Blown glass, polished Perspex, steel, brass, wood, concrete, foam, acrylic glass ball, acrylic, household and enamel paint, pearl headed pins, coloured ribbon and PVC film 

Dimensions variable

 

 

Photography: James Clarkson

Photography: James Clarkson

Photography: James Clarkson

Photography: James Clarkson

Photography: James Clarkson

Photography: James Clarkson

DSF6950 1784297364 Simon Le Ruez

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