Conrad Shawcross

"I'm fascinated by ideas of certainty and where science is in terms of string theory and the shape of the universe. It's just speculation but it's under this umbrella of an absolute rational empirical house which is building up on itself. It's growing but it's actually unstable underneath, like these big towers and buildings that are built on stilts." (Conrad Shawcross)

The interests of Conrad Shawcross are mainly focussed on scientific and philosophical questions in areas such as mathematics and epistemology. These disciplines combine in his artistic work to create pictures which, like the experimental mathematical models in a museum, make complicated connections or fundamental theoretical concepts visible so that people can experience them, but without explicitly naming them. The frequent use of wood and the sheer size of the kinetic sculptures by Conrad Shawcross also create an anachronistic effect: like gigantic machines from the early days of industrialisation they jolt and vibrate, go round and round and produce things with a direct usefulness which seems completely intangible - rather like basic scientific research.

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Conrad Shawcross : The Nervous Systems (Inverted), 2011, Courtesy de l’artiste et galerie Victoria Miro, Londres, Commande et Production Mudam Luxembourg avec la collaboration de la galerie Victoria Miro, Londres © Photo : Rémi Villaggi