Angela Sidwell

Venturing close to home, it takes little time to witness the forces of nature as it appropriates spaces abandoned or under looked by man. Between the layers of the domestic, industrial or discarded, a seed will find sustenance to flourish, a bird seeks out a safe niche to nest, and a fox winds in and out of quiet edges.

My work examines the relationships between human and non-human animals, and the blurring of spaces where urban environment meets nature. I am always hesitant to use the term “nature”, as it implies that there is a divide between us and it, and this question is at the heart of what inspires my practice.

Working quickly I stretch and tear that clay until breaking point, forming sculptures that are semi formed and fragmented – the spaces that are left invite the viewer to move in and inhabit their world.