Frances Upritchard @ Kate MacGarry

Frances Upritchard’s new installation, Surf ‘n’ Turf, features a series of sea and land creatures occupying an unspecified landscape. The sculptures are made from balata or cast in bronze. Balata is a natural wild rubber, manipulated into shape while submerged in water. These animals betray subtle human qualities: standing, waving, kneeling. Crabs, eels, dinosaurs and mice coexist.