Arabel Lebrusan

Knife Murders 275/275. England & Wales 

Knife Murders 275/275. England & Wales  Year: 2021 Medium: Set of 275 rings made of metal from police confiscated knives and other artefacts. Dimensions: variable Exhibition: Blunt Blades, November 2021 – November 2022. The Higgins Bedford. Bedford. UK. This exhibition is realised with the support of The Higgins Bedford, Bedford Borough Council and Arts Council England. Knife Murders […]

Blunt Blades Exhibition. Press Release

Contemporary Intervention by Leading Artist Arabel Lebrusan Opens at The Higgins Bedford: BLUNT BLADES 11 November 2021 – 30 October 2022 The Higgins House – Free Entry Blunt Blades, a new display exploring our complex relationships with knives and their variety of roles by leading visual artist, Arabel Lebrusan, opens at The Higgins Bedford on […]

Police Confiscated Artefacts

Police Confiscated Artefacts. Set 2 & Set 5 Year: 2014 Medium: Photography, C-type print Dimensions: 594 x 841 mm Exhibition: Blunt Blades, November 2021 – November 2022. The Higgins Bedford. Bedford. UK. This exhibition is realised with the support of The Higgins Bedford, Bedford Borough Council and Arts Council England Police Confiscated Artefacts (2014) is a […]

CALL OUT FOR AMATEUR WRITERS – BLUNT BLADES

CALL OUT FOR WRITERS The Higgins Bedford & Arabel LebrusanSeptember 2021 We are looking for amateur or professional writers to take part in a small publication for The Higgins Museum, in Bedford. We would like these individuals to create stories about the history of an artefact. These artefacts are knives, blades and cutlery from the […]

Blunt Blades Exchange

Blunt Blades Exchange Year: April 2021 Medium: Social Engaging Art Project with support from Women’s Support Centre Surrey and Quiet Down There Dimensions: variable Blunt Blades Exchange (2021) is a social engagement art project wherein police-confiscated knives were repurposed into rings and given to 9 women at the Women’s Support Centre Surrey in spring 2021. […]

SECP Visiting Fellowship. University of Brighton

VISITING FELLOWSHIP May 2021. Centre for Spatial, Environmental and Cultural Politics, University of Brighton Arabel Lebrusan will be a Visiting Fellow in SECP for the next three months (May-July 2021). Arabel is a Spanish-born artist working in sculpture, drawing, jewellery, and site-specific interventions. Focusing on materials and material culture—such as metal from knives confiscated by police, […]

HS1 St Pancras

HS1 St Pancras Year: 2020 Medium: Preparatory Study for Public Realm Installation at HS1 St. Pancras Train Station. London. 3D-Render. Dimensions: 10m x 10m x10m approx Contact me if you are interested in commissioning a similar site-related artwork.

In the Toilet #204

In the toilet #204 Year: 2000 – 2020 Medium: Photography. Projection Dimensions: Variable Exhibition: In my house 4. Virtual exhibition. The AntiMA. May 2020. Curator: Abigail Miller “With Arabel’s piece, I was aware that using a toilet in art can become quite Duchamp-y. I wanted to avoid any relation to the readymade object, as I […]