Ian Skirvin

A token of gratitude redeemed for a loved one
2021
Found ceramics, found metal, driftwood, polymer clay, foam clay, foam, plaster, tar, beer bottle
85 x 30 x 164cm
To sit by
2021
Airbrush, oil pastels on aluminium protective backing
72 x 96 cm
You placed them there where only you would know
2020
Glazed ceramics
16 x 10 x 22 cm
Installation view 'In de greep van de naald, het oog & de draad'
2020
Mized media
80 x 50 x 210 cm

A narrow hallway leads to a room. In the right corner a chair and across from it a sink. A sliver of light pours in through closed curtains. You close the door and sit on the chair, it’s what you were supposed to do.

My works and performances serve as elements of an ever-expanding narrative in which I investigate the roles of objects, situations and audience within a scripted environment. I am fascinated by the way things are inextricably linked and how we collectively connect the present with the past in an eternal “now”. In my practice, I try to grasp this inconceivable reality by orienting as broadly as possible, creating immersive experiences in which all the senses are considered. I work with new and found materials, combining past lives, to create a form of time travel. The purpose of my installations and their performance is to burrow themselves in the participant’s subconscious making them a part of my work.

 

 

www.ianskirvin.com
A token of gratitude redeemed for a loved one
2021
Found ceramics, found metal, driftwood, polymer clay, foam clay, foam, plaster, tar, beer bottle
85 x 30 x 164cm
To sit by
2021
Airbrush, oil pastels on aluminium protective backing
72 x 96 cm
You placed them there where only you would know
2020
Glazed ceramics
16 x 10 x 22 cm
Installation view 'In de greep van de naald, het oog & de draad'
2020
Mized media
80 x 50 x 210 cm