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Tim Lewis Die Hacke, 2022
Tim Lewis Die Hacke, 2022
Tim Lewis Die Hacke, 2022
Tim Lewis Die Hacke, 2022
Tim Lewis Die Hacke, 2022
Tim Lewis Die Hacke, 2022
Tim Lewis Die Hacke, 2022

Tim Lewis Die Hacke, 2022

Steel, wood, industrial flocking, electric motor
138 x 40 x 18 cm
54 3/8 x 15 3/4 x 7 1/8 in

 

Born in 1961, London-based Tim Lewis' unique kinetic sculptures create other-worldly encounters between the organic and the industrial. His works are often activated by the viewer through electric pedals or levered handles, bringing them to life, choreographing recycled materials to mimic the movements of both human and animal anatomy.

The 2022 motorised sculpture Die Hacke (translated as 'The Hoe') recalls the process of raking and turning over the soil. This work also introduces ideas of miscommunication, in which Lewis describes the gestures of the mechanical creature as representing something lost in translation, as though plucking information, such as radio signals, out of the air.

Lewis graduated from the Royal College of Art, London, in 1987. He has exhibited internationally, and his work is held in public collections including the Arts Council of Great Britain, the British Council, and the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. Selected solo exhibitions include the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, 2004, the Kunstmuseum Wolfsberg, Germany, 2018, and the Heath Robinson Museum, London, 2019.

AFG 61839
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