Ewan Coombs

Research is a key element of Ewan Coombs’ practice. Creating bodies of information drawing from natural environments and human interaction with land and animals, he investigates biological processes, natural formations and historical events. 

Looking to understand the old to create the new, Coombs uses clay as way to excite new possibilities, pushing his exploration of sculpture and installation. He researches how different organisms exist and interact within different biocoenoses, and investigates the creation of nests and their symbolism as the beginning point for many living-beings (or non-humans). In turn he creates sculpture for nature which are to be both occupied and used, exploring how we understand site specific work in relation to environmental conversations.

Coombs’ experimental processes include working with media such as ceramics, poetry, light, sound and materials from industrial and natural sources. Recycling materials embodies a cyclical approach to making, with the aim of reducing waste and recasting art as not just for consumption by an audience, but also having a positive effect on the environment.