Mirrored Wall Head. 2008
Limestone. 650 cm x 118 cm x 50 cm
Exhibition view “concrete light” Limerick City Gallery of Art, 2008

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Inverted Retrograde Theme. Wood, iron, mahogany & birds. 2002
Exhibition view, Casey Kaplan, New York, 2002

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Carbon (Pedersen). 2003. Mixed media
Exhibition view “Carbon,” Ausstellungschalle am Hawerkamp, Germany, 2003
Image courtesy of Städtische Ausstellungschalle am Hawerkamp, Germany

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English conceptual artist and winner of the 2005 Turner Prize, SIMON STARLING provokes unexpected crossings between objects, materials and events. He produces hybrid works that seem to come from another space-time continuum. From the outset, the subject of SIMON STARLING’s work has been the labour expended to produce it. He displays the end result of carefully planned processes, and although the viewer only sees a reconstructed object, they are encouraged to consider the story behind its construction and transformation

Engaging directly with the sites where he exhibits, STARLING often retells the stories of a particular place while making revealing – and often unexpected – connections to distant times and places. Travel and various forms of transport play an important role in the artist’s work: his own pilgrimages mimic or re-trace the paths of the resources and stories that drive his investigations and illustrate the collapsing nature of the globe. SIMON STARLING describes his work as ‘the physical manifestation of a thought process’, revealing hidden histories and relationships.

Formidably inventive, STARLING ranges widely among installations, elegantly fabricated objects, rough-and-ready assemblages, photographs, short films, books and more.

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