IMMERSED

IMMERSED

Ben Young

2020 Collection

At some point, our ancestors left the water.

They left it for long enough to discard their gills and develop lungs, rid themselves of flippers and exchange them for hands. But while we may never be able to fully return, we never really left the water behind.

For millennia we have stayed by its side, as much out of biological necessity as for emotional fulfilment. We have skirted the far reaches of its edges, living on its bounty, and at times, tragically falling in the face of its power.

The wanderers in Young’s work tap into the human psyche and its relationship with all things aquatic. They appear adjacent to the water, traversing its vast expanses, locked in a dance that beats at the very core of our existence.

We see them here in various states, both real and imagined, suspended in dream. Perhaps dreaming of what they once were. Perhaps dreaming of what they may once more become.

THE NAVIGATOR Laminated Float Glass, Cast Concrete and Bronze 26h x 40w x 20d cm

THE CROSSING Laminated Float Glass, Cast Concrete and Bronze 36h x 90w x 15d cm

GUIDING THE WAY Laminated Float Glass, Cast Concrete, Bronze andStainless Steel Frame 52h x 60w x 13d cm

REFLECTION Laminated Float Glass, Cast Concrete, Bronze andStainless Steel Frame 36h x 43w x 16d cm

WHERE THE WIND BLOWS Laminated Float Glass, Cast Concrete, Bronze andStainless Steel Frame 88h x 110w x 30d cm

FLIGHT OF THE FANCY Laminated Float Glass, Cast Concrete, Bronze andStainless Steel Frame 51h x 50w x 30d cm

THE SISTERS Laminated Float Glass, Cast Concrete, Bronze and Stainless Steel Frame 97h x 80w x 25d cm

ADRIFT Laminated Float Glass, Cast Concrete, Bronze and Stainless Steel Frame 97h x 80w x 25d cm

LOST IN A DREAM Laminated Float Glass, Cast Concrete, Bronze andStainless Steel Frame 94h x 45w x 30d cm

CREVICE LaminatedFloat Glass, Cast Concrete and Bronze 65h x 30w x 25d cm

FRACTURE Laminated Float Glass, Cast Concrete and Bronze 55h x 50w x 26d cm

TENSION Laminated Float Glass, and Cast Concrete 30h x 30w x 12d cm

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