David Adkins’ work draws on and refers to a collective relationship with particular painting and film traditions as well as an interest in Romantic philosophy.
Nettle continues one strand of enquiry found in his work; Nature Pieces are replicas of ubiquitous organisms such as weeds or fungi, their status elevated through their materiality. Nettle’s artificial colours demand our attention, prompting us both to caution and further observation, a device utilised by nature itself. Having observed Nettle the viewer’s awareness is heightened and their response must be to tread carefully.
Print Room describes the activity of searching for traces of human presence throughout a given space. Using the aluminium powder employed by forensic teams, fingerprints and half smudges betray the physical touch of a hand against the window. Though applied with a brush the marks are not so much made as revealed as already existing.
David Adkins lives in London SE15. The focus of his practice is his studio space Refugio where he thinks, constructs work and holds quiet, deliberately isolated shows. In his forthcoming project Sightline, he will attempt to project a live image of the dome of St Paul’s Cathedral in the space.
David Adkins studied at the Slade and Wimbledon School of Art.
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