ABIGAIL BURT

My art practice centres around community and collaborative projects. In 2019 I founded KINstinct Arts, a combined art and ecology platform, from which I run public projects and events, using creative engagement to address ecological issues.

I graduated from RCA MA Sculpture 2020, and alongside my public projects, I continue to develop my relationship with materials, seeking a more sustainable casting practice, and exploring sculpting with locally excavated materials.

I run a portable foundry, which I activate for artist-led projects and workshops. I’m a Churchill Fellow, awarded for research on lost-wax casting in Nepal and India. I was trained in the art of medal-making as the BAMS New Medallist in 2012, gaining experience in the engraving department of the Royal Mint, the archives of the British Museum and the V&A.

Giant Devil Ray

I wanted to create a clean angular representation that showed the contours, being drawn towards the beautiful curves and undulations. The Giant Devil Ray has such a majestic aura when seen in underwater photography, although the sense of movement has been removed from this representation, I believe the clean crisp lines and whip of the tails suggest that beauty, almost like a synchronised dance performance. I am also drawn towards the negative spaces created when using symmetry or repeat patterns.