Why the switch from architecture to sculpture? What was the tipping point for you?
When I was studying architecture I didn’t think I had what it took to be an artist. Gradually whilst studying at the AA in London I realised the opposite was true. I spent a lot of time in the workshop building technical models and I became aware that sculpture was something I could be far better at.

How much of your architectural background informs your sculptures?
A lot, studying architecture was incredibly useful, not just in the scale of my sculptures but in the Animals show that’s running concurrent with the Lever House exhibition at Sperone Westwater, I’ve redesigned the space, changing the three galleries into nine. Much of my work is also architectural in that it plays with the scale, changing the way your body relates to a space or object, which is similar to the objective of architects.

Why are you running concurrent shows?
It’s more logistical than anything. Being freelance it’s either feast or famine. The Animals show was postponed three times in as many years and delaying it again would have meant cancelling it.

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