David Rickard
b. 1975, New Zealand
Following a degree in architecture, David Rickard went on to study art at Accademia di Brera in Milan and Central Saint Martins in London. His original studies in architecture have had a lasting impact on his art practice. Through a process-based practice his works investigate the inherent material properties of our surrounding environment and the spatial relationships between people, objects and architecture.
Constantly moving along a fine line between sculpture and performance, art and physics, Rickard’s work engages the viewer as an active player. Once the artist has established a trajectory, a combination of necessity and chance takes place, making the ordinary extraordinary and generating new readings of our surroundings.
Recent and upcoming projects include In the Air, Wellcome Collection, London (UK), Alpensinfonie, Hans Erni Museum, Lucerne (Switzerland), curated by Heinz Stahlhut, Landfall, Copperfield, London (UK), and Inaspettatamente (Unexpectedly), Cloud Seven, Frederic de Goldschmidt Collection, Brussels (Belgium).