pheobe riley law

Herd

current research focussed on the division held between “us” (humans) and other species, looking into the culture we have towards cattle, dairy agriculture and urban wildlife. I am interested in the two different types of symbiotic relationships including mutualism and commensalism.

'Grid’  (2020)

100 x 150 cm, Steel.

‘Grid / version’ (2020)

wood, steel

'score' (2020)

ink, paper

'Ewer (soaks in)' from the 'herd' series included in the online exhibition 'Refracted Commentary' at Shipley Gallery, Gateshead. 

The piece explores themes of regulation, normalisation, and separation within barriers between humans and animals with a focus on the farming industry of cattle. I was interested in the process of making with clay, and how the 'unfinished' state can shape our perception of an object