Conservation

Under Lock and Key, Ant Hamlyn’s Synthetic Flowers Scramble for Space

Encased in transparent cubes and smushed behind panes of acrylic, Ant Hamlyn’s (previously) brilliant blooms and verdant stems are perpetually preserved. Polyurethane-coated fabrics, which he hand-sews and then stuffs, shape a cartoonish view of our predilection to try to harness and preserve things of beauty. Often focusing on bright botanicals and fungi, Hamlyn’s playful sculptures […]