Our balloons
By <a href="https://axisweb.org/artist/rachelshephard"
title="Rachel Shephard"
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Rachel Shephard
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2024
Sculptural installation, balloons, soil, thread, steel pins, gold leaf. Working with balloons is a tense and unpredictable process particularly when they are filled with soil (as here). This tension is central to the artwork.
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