At one time I wanted to be a window dresser as much as I wanted to be an artist. Casement Arts have given me the opportunity to ‘stage’ a work and at last be both. Lost for Words is the third in a series of sculptural Rudimental Works, which combine objects to create an open ended and interpretative narrative.

A man walks into a pet shop and says, ‘I'd like a fly, please.’

The shopkeeper replies, ‘A fly? We don't sell flies.’

The man says, ‘Oh, but you've got one in the window.’

My work has been described as an exploration of serendipity where sources may be particular places or objects, whose meaning is shifted by juxtaposition. At Casement Arts in addition to the window’s display, Tontine Street and all its long and complicated history is reflected in the glazing. I like the layers of the once grand Victorian architecture, the neglected, and the current creative evolution. Something cyclic is also revealed in the work. It is about possibility and the way things connect.

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Rudimental Works follow a series of Elemental Works, which are paired magazine pages - an archive of which can be seen here https://www.instagram.com/nickyhirst_elementalworks/

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Nicky Hirst was born in Nottingham in 1963 and now lives and works in London. Her work is best described as an exploration of serendipity. Sources may be particular places, objects or certain words whose meaning is subtly shifted by manipulation or juxtaposition.

 

‘I think it is about language and ambiguity. It is about trying to unearth something. It is about possibility and the way things connect.’

 

‘After studying Fine Art followed by Art and Architecture, I have pursued a parallel practice within my own studio and working collaboratively with architects. I have produced many diverse projects for the public realm, which include the Biochemistry building for the University of Oxford, Bulgari Hotel in Knightsbridge, Kingfisher Court NHS Mental Health Facility in Hertfordshire, the new Vista residential development in Battersea and currently a glazing and screening scheme for Y Bwthyn Palliative Care Unit, Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Wales.’