Roger Hiorns
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Art Medium
Environmental & Land Art
Installation Art
Sculpture
Art Style
Installation
Interactive
Natural Materials
About the Artist
Roger Hiorns is a distinguished British artist celebrated for his conceptually driven sculptures and installations that frequently involve radical material transformations. He is perhaps best known for crystallizing abandoned objects and entire interiors with copper sulphate, creating glittering, otherworldly forms. Hiorns's practice explores profound themes of decay, rebirth, and the unseen processes of material change, often imbued with an alchemical sensibility. His work challenges conventional notions of beauty and permanence, inviting viewers into an unsettling yet mesmerizing encounter with objects that have been subjected to extraordinary, often irreversible, physical alterations, prompting reflection on the transient nature of existence.