James Briggs
James Briggs is a Leeds based sculptor whose sculptural practice is rooted in site-specificity, focusing on transforming and reinterpreting physical spaces to invite new ways of seeing and engaging with the environment. Central to his work is a process of deconstructing and reconstructing spatial elements, reworking what already exists to create installations that slow perception and draw attention to the unseen.
James Briggs
James Briggs is a Leeds based sculptor whose sculptural practice is rooted in site-specificity, focusing on transforming and reinterpreting physical spaces to invite new ways of seeing and engaging with the environment. Central to his work is a process of deconstructing and reconstructing spatial elements, reworking what already exists to create installations that slow perception and draw attention to the unseen.
In Use, In Ruin
Mild Steel, Wood
50 x 91 x 43 cm
In Use, In Ruin abstracts architectural fragments into a contemplative form, suggesting structures once functional and enduring, now reimagined through mild steel, wood and patina. The materials evoke permanence, ageing and transformation, while negative space emphasises absence as much as presence.
Rather than presenting heritage as fixed, the work explores it as an evolving process, inviting reflection on memory, identity and the passage of time.
