The Paleozoic forest of Jewels
Year: 2023
Medium: Installation. Wheelbarrows, coal, gold plated silver, gold plated copper on a fabric rose
Dimensions: Variable size, 2m x 3m approx
Exhibition: Royal College of Art, June 2023
Installation made with two rusty wheelbarrows, filled with traditional house coal. One features a lifesize golden rose and the other a lifesize small black canary bird with golden feet and a coal body, resting on a pile of rusting bits of metal picked up at an abandoned coal mine in South Wales.
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