Gib’s junkyard renaissance
Held in bí urban studios from November 26th to the end of december
After many covid-related delays, we can finally hoist up and switch the lights on for Gib’s Junkyard Renaissance! We were entranced by Gib’s dystopian robots, pieces forged from scrap metal into new life, from the moment we met them. These Robots come from an imaginary world, where the only available resources are recycled junk from another era.
Originally born in Brighton, England, Gib journeyed to Queensland Australia where he stayed until 2001 before landing in Ireland and eventually taking up residency in Stoneybatter. Since then Gib has had his work in both sculpture & painting featured in a series of annual exhibitions for RUA, RHA and the Botanic Garden's Sculpture in Context, as well as having his own solo show “Childhood Space” at The Ivy House Dublin in 2009.
We wanted to share these wonderful pieces with you all, and can’t wait to see you in the studio. here’s a little intimate spread of the robots in their place of creation.
Martin Gibbins
“When I first started making these sculptures 15 years ago I used tin cans almost exclusively with details made from materials found in skips etc. I have no Plans, no drawings, and no blueprints, and one found item can be the catalyst for a collection of junk coming together as an entity on my workbench.”
“These robots are pure flights of imagination, made with whatever materials come my way. Make, do and mend is a philosophy I grew up with and now it is more relevant than ever. Seeing an alternate use for an object is something that comes naturally to me. I have been doing it my whole life. It probably started when I was a kid playing with cardboard boxes and seeing them as space ships or castles. I’m still that kid.”
