Arran Gregory
Artist statement




Sensing Earth Space.
Titik Dua, Bali, Indonesia. 27 Jan - 3 Feb. 2025
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My work explores the relationship between humanity and the living world - a connection that defines our perception of reality and our place within it.

Our cities, technology, and tools seem to define us more than ever, disconnecting us from nature’s cycles with a false narrative of durability. Our organism has lost it’s balance in a world of concrete. To step into the forest is to step beyond the illusion of permanence.

Over the past year, my practice has been influenced by a series of transformative experiences whereby the forest, mountain, river and jungle have become my studio.

I spent one month living in the forest of Finland, with no phone or wifi, no materials or tools. More recently I lived alongside the Bidayuh indigenous people in the jungles of Borneo. These experiences have reshaped my understanding of sculpture; openining up space for the environment to speak through. To comprehend nature, I must first experience myself in relation through dialogue of the senses. In this way, sculpture becomes an extension of the mind’s-touch.

I work with raw materials such as clay-earth, sand and natural pigment, drawing on ancient building techniques within a contemporary framework. By bringing my work with raw nature into the built gallery space, I encourage viewers to experience their place in a world where natural elements have become foreign.

Through this work I look to explore the nuances of our primal psyche, contacting the organic forces inside and outside of us, searching for an older, more universal knowledge.

I believe art has the power to challenge, inspire, and connect us — offering up a mirror to reflect things as they really are. And our land remains our oldest mirror.

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