Exhibition Poster:
Exhibition press-release
An exhibition of new work by Laurence Figgis, Brin Frost and Zoe Williams. The artists have in-common an interest in the creation of internalised worlds, drawing on aspects of the surreal, the uncanny, the precious and the abject, and mobilising a diverse range of mediums to explore these themes including ornamental sculpture, collage and film. The objects and two-dimensional works on show in this exhibition appear on first glance to be drawn from a rich concoction of soap-opera, luxury commodity and primal myth. However on closer inspection, these isolated signifiers, divorced from their original context, often reveal darker, more disturbing undertones.
Works exhibited:
![](https://www.laurencefiggis.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/figgis_castles_1_for_web.jpg)
‘Castles of Illusion,’ 2011, exhibition installation view (showing work by Zoe Williams, Laurence Figgis and Brin Frost)
![](https://www.laurencefiggis.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/figgis_castles_2_for_web-690x920.jpg)
Laurence Figgis, The Brass Cage, 2011, digital film on DVD, installation view, bespoke plinth by Zoe Williams, painted inlaid wood, 52 x 40 x 125 cm
![](https://www.laurencefiggis.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/figgis_castles_3_for_web-690x920.jpg)
Laurence Figgis, The Brass Cage, 2011, installation view (detail of bespoke plinth by Zoe Williams, painted, inlaid wood)
![](https://www.laurencefiggis.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/figgis_father_17.jpg)
Laurence Figgis, The Brass Cage, 2011, digital film on DVD, duration: 1 minute 32 seconds (film still)
![](https://www.laurencefiggis.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/figgis_father_14.jpg)
Laurence Figgis, The Brass Cage, 2011, digital film on DVD, duration: 1 minute 32 seconds (film still)
![](https://www.laurencefiggis.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/figgis_castles_4_for_web.jpg)
Laurence Figgis, Untitled, 2011, ink-jet print on laid paper, pencil, gouache, fabric collage, mounted on stretched denim, 120 x 85 cm
![](https://www.laurencefiggis.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/figgis_castles_5_for_web.jpg)
Laurence Figgis, Untitled, 2011 (detail), ink-jet print on laid paper, pencil, gouache, fabric collage, mounted on stretched denim, 120 x 85 cm
![](https://www.laurencefiggis.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/figgis_castles_6_for_web.jpg)
Laurence Figgis, Untitled, 2011 (detail), ink-jet print on laid paper, pencil, gouache, fabric collage, mounted on stretched denim, 120 x 85 cm
![](https://www.laurencefiggis.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/figgis_castles_7_for_web.jpg)
Laurence Figgis, Even or Perhaps, 2011, digital print on silk, mounted on stretched cotton, wood frame, 71 x 128 cm
![](https://www.laurencefiggis.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/figgis_castles_8_for_web.jpg)
Laurence Figgis, Even or Perhaps (detail), 2011, digital print on silk, mounted on stretched cotton, wood frame, 71 x 128 cm
![](https://www.laurencefiggis.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/figgis_castles_9_for_web.jpg)
Laurence Figgis, Even or Perhaps (detail), 2011, digital print on silk, mounted on stretched cotton, wood frame, 71 x 128 cm
Exhibition publication:
![](https://www.laurencefiggis.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/publication-written-change-txt-with-wash.jpg)
‘Castles of Illusion’, 2011, publication (lithograph on paper), designed by Brin Frost, Zoe Williams and Laurence Figgis