Statement
I am an artist and researcher working in sculpture. I use a practice-as-research method to ask questions of sites, and explore responses through artworks.
My recent research explores the urban monument, particularly responding to the choreographic, anthropomorphic and sited qualities of monuments. This enquiry elicits a contemporary reponse which is personal, low-key and fragmentary.
My material choices vary by project, combining craft and found objects - also often incorporating live performance and sound work. I am currently based in South London. Informed by my commute, my studio work incorporates lo-fi DIY materials; discarded timber, insulation, tile grout, plasters, paints and steel components.
Recent presentations include Clumping (duo project, South London), three-month artist and curatorial residency Soho Connections (Bow Arts, Soho) and research presentation at Unresolve (South London Gallery).
I have shown site-responsive work nationally including in Florence Arts Centre, Cumbria, at Pink, Manchester, and on Portland, Dorset.
January 2026
@owenalherbert
owenherbert@live.co.uk