-Stone carving

-Soldering

-Further Metal Castings

-Wrought Iron

-Plasma cutting and digital Metal Design

-Unfired clay

-More textural clay pieces

-Different kinds of clay such as coloured air dry

-Experimenting with reactive glazes

What would it be like if I channelled freedom through clay, but also made it relevant to present-day situations?

How can I comment on both human connections, whilst reflecting on the constant violent traits expressed throughout human history?

Which segments of the Capitalist system should I be focussing on?

What are the best materials to translate visual language?

What's the best way to represent systems within society within sculpture?

How can I use shape and form to mirror events and situations in the real world?

What narratives and material techniques can I use to world-build and create conversations?

What topics do I find important to include or am I passionate about?

What are the current states of society and pressing issues coming to light with time?

How can I use space, shape and form to translate the kind of messages which I'm looking to represent?

How can I build on the current worlds I've already developed and expand on my current topics of interest?

Which ways can I challenge myself and open my mindset to different contexts, places, formats and conversations?

Who will I be targeting opening conversations with, and how will this open up possibilities of outcomes?

How can I bring topics together by connecting streams of consciousness and creating a fully realised critique?

What is there to be critical of in the world around me and how can I challenge these issues through my work?

How can I ensure my work remains personal and authentic to my style of making?

How do the public's opinions vary whilst thinking about topics of home and relationships with the domestic?

What relationship do the material and space have - how do they conversate?

How can I incorporate found objects in my work to connect to systems and associations in my audience's brain?

8 MAR - 9 JUN 2024

SOUTH LONDON GALLERY

'The show features new work made during Akinola’s six-month residency. He draws upon his architectural background to examine ideas around space, comfort, nostalgia,  ownership and post-colonial power dynamics. 

Through installation, light and sculpture, he explores how different materials can trigger emotions and memories. Visitors can enter an immersive installation constructed entirely from corrugated cardboard to replicate the exact dimensions of a shipping container.'

Beautiful interior Cathedral - Doing site visits exploring and understanding decorative worship

Stained glass, aluminum
50 x 30 x 20 inches

127 x 76.2 x 50.8 cm

Decorative Nature of Wrought Iron

Ancient sculptured formed over the processes of flowing water and chemically abrasive materials and minerals found within caves.

14th February - 6th April

Considering the domestic object, shape and form and the relationships with the domestic object

Neven Gallery

Konstantin Zhukov (b.1990) is an artist living and working between Riga (Latvia) and London (UK). His creative practice is informed by his research into recorded and oral histories exploring different forms of attachment and sexualities – from homoerotic poetry of Islamic golden age to the love letters of Oscar Wilde.

Most recently, Zhukov have turned to the scarcely explored and poorly-documented queer histories of his home country, Latvia, which form the basis of the ongoing project Black Carnation.

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