November 11 to December 6, 2008
Today when I was cycling over the Donnersbergerbrücke, a small truck passed me by. The truck was loaded with enormous wooden rolls coiled with coloured electrical wire. At the same time as seeing the mis-proportioned load on the truck, I also saw a life size, anatomically correct, bright yellow plastic elephant on a trailer that was being used to advertise telephones. It was a surreal moment, and when one is not horrified by this industrial baroque, then it is inspiring and to be found around every corner in big city life. I photograph these scenes regularly – these strong images. When I make my work I am often trying to make sense of these visual experiences, to capture some of their qualities, and although my pieces are not illustrative, they are a direct response to the thing I see.
Helen Britton, Munich 2008
'Galaxy' necklace / silver, plastic
'3 parts' brooch / silver, paint, diamonds
'Yellow structure' brooch / silver, paint
'Red machine' brooch / silver, paint
'Red cloud' earrings / silver, paint
'Little pink one' / silver, glass, paint
'5 colours' brooch / silver, glass, paint
'Grey with 3 colours' brooch / silver, paint, glass
'Red blue' brooch / silver, paint, glass
