\n What those lights illuminate is a long, low expanse of breeze blocks which could be a road, a platform or a causeway. Sited on it at either end are sculptural figures made from material such as welded steel and cast pewter, but also found objects and items of the artist\u2019s own clothing.\n<\/p>\n
\n At the far end from the entrance, with her (his?) back to us, is Being (Interloper), shrouded in a hooded blue garment and kneeling with hands upright as if in supplication. He (she?) has a long silver train trailing behind like a tail. At the other end are two more sculptural figures, also eerie. One, titled Being Warrior), is constructed partly from blue plastic moped casing \u2013 the sort of thing you might find by the road after a minor collision.\n<\/p>\n
\n Anne Hardy – Feelings – 2026 – Talbot Rice Gallery (Image: Talbot Rice Gallery)\n<\/p>\n
\n This kind of detritus is like gold to Hardy, who lists the found materials she employs in wonderfully descriptive terms throughout. For instance a smaller sculptural piece sited on the balcony running round the room is made from (in her words) \u201cabandoned concrete from transient zone, organised chaos, hunted objects, wild cast bronze\u201d.\n<\/p>\n
\n That last material features a many of the smaller sculptures, \u201cwild\u201d being Hardy\u2019s description of the non-traditional method she uses. Punk casting might be another description. You\u2019ll often find aerials embedded in them, too, though whether to receive or transmit is up to the viewer to decide. We already know there\u2019s data firing the lights, so what else is buzzing in the air around us?\n<\/p>\n
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