Michael Samuels
Sculptor Michael Samuels utilizes everyday furniture are built through an initial process of deconstruction and then meticulous reconstruction to achieve new and various architectural, formal and playful sites. A Lilliputian relationship to scale combined with nostalgic recycling opens up the potential for re-growth. Recent exhibitions include: Idylle, Phoenix-Hall Hamburg, DA 2 Domus Artium Salamanca, the National Gallery Prague and Kunstlerhaus, Vienna (2006), Lost and Safe, Rokeby, London (2006), The Real Ideal, Sheffield Millenium Gallery, Sheffield (2005), Making Journeys, Djanolgy Art Gallery, Nottingham (2005), Indoor Type, Architectural Association, London (2004)
