by Briony Marshall | Oct 12, 2020
The enzyme series was developed during my residency in Pietrasanta in 2010 inspired by the biological process of enzymes. The figures represent molecules interacting with the surface of an enzyme. In this way a parallel is drawn between the micro world of proteins and...
by Briony Marshall | Oct 12, 2020
This is a series of work started in 2010. During my residency in the Mariani bronze foundry in Pietrasanta, I became fascinated by the materiality of wax, and the different techniques the wax workers could use. For example, to produce a large quantities of soft strong...
by Briony Marshall | Oct 12, 2020
This Carbon Chemistry series is the origin of Briony’s molecular work, where she uses human figures to construct molecules, using the figures’ arms and legs to connect them according to the chemical bonds formed between different atoms. Thus the carbon atom,...
by Briony Marshall | Oct 12, 2020
This Human Geography series of work was made between 2009-2010. It is inspired by reading the geographer Jared Diamond’s work. It came from a realisation of the different concentric worlds we inhabit. Humanosphere Humanosphere is an installation that contrasts the...
by Briony Marshall | Oct 12, 2020
Below you can see a selection of early work created during Briony’s degree or soon after. They are included here as they show the origins of later work and are still strong pieces in their own right. Invisible Umbilical Whilst reading Siri Hustvedt’s book:...