Why would you walk round town in a bright yellow suit, pushing a large silicone dog in a wheelbarrow?

Tom Hackett did just that for his project Shaggy Dog Stories, holding conversations with other dog walkers and passers by, and becoming something of a confessor figure in the process. Tom describes how he made his own confession in Six Yard Apology and we discuss the importance of using art to make connections with others. Tom also tells me how a chance conversation with his manager whilst working in local government led him to become an artist.

Tom Hackett has an established reputation for his multiple sculptural installations, exhibitions and performative interventions at galleries of contemporary art and in the wider public situation. He makes sculpture across a wide range of media and concepts.

LINKS

www.tomhackett.org