Gallery No.32

Claye Bowler, 'Over my dead body'. Claye's practice attempts to preserve aspects and fragments of human existence through the collection of objects, data and imagery. His sculptural practice focuses on the collection and documentation of experiences and memories, using his work to highlight stories that are not historically collected through institutional means, observing and creating an image of humanity's lived experience through a lens of queerness and disability.

Alegria Repila Smith, 'Caryatid (Fallen)'. Alegria's contribution to Winter Sculpture Park attacks the sinister forces which destroyed the original ‘Caryatid’. Having promised ‘Caryatid’ to WSP, she discovered it had been sledgehammered to pieces. ‘Caryatid’ (2023) was a memorial of the violences suffered by women in Woodhouse Moor, Leeds. A trick of fate resulted in the abduction and slaughter of the monument. ‘Caryatid (Fallen)’ seeks retribution against the perpetrators of this continued attack on womens’ safety and memory. Lying prone in Thamesmead, it bears its wounds for all to see. During WINTER SCULPTURE PARK, the earth attempts to conceal the unforgettable horrors which created it. Concrete never forgets. Repila Smith’s contribution to WINTER SCULPTURE PARK attacks the sinister forces which destroyed the original ‘Caryatid’. Having promised ‘Caryatid’ to the PARK, she discovered it had been sledgehammered to pieces. ‘Caryatid’ (2023) was a memorial of the violences suffered by women in Woodhouse Moor, Leeds. A trick of fate resulted in the abduction and slaughter of the monument. ‘Caryatid (Fallen)’ seeks retribution against the perpetrators of this continued attack on women's safety and memory. Lying prone in Thamesmead, it bears its wounds for all to see. During WINTER SCULPTURE PARK, the earth attempts to conceal the unforgettable horrors which created it. Concrete never forgets.

No.32 presents the fourth edition of Winter Sculpture Park.