Found

'In his first exhibition at Haunch of Venison London, British artist and designer Stuart Haygarth examines his ongoing relationship with abandoned objects and his fascination with taxonomy through a series of new furniture works, lamps and chandeliers. Finding beauty in everyday, discarded items, the artist's work challenges perceived notions of the precious and beautiful.

Haygarth has spent many years gathering seemingly insignificant, discarded items such as ceramic figurines, spectacles, glassware and plastic objects whilst beachcombing, cycling and on excursions to markets and car boot sales. These are then sorted...'

Text www.haunchofvenison.com

Having seen this exhibition, I dont have much to say except for 'strength in numbers?', have a look at the photographs and if you can then also go see it.

'11 Urchin (Thin), 2009
Spectacle arms, black powder coated metal platform, led light strips
50 x 100 cm, Edition of 3'

From left:
'14 Mirror Ball, 2009
Crushed car wing mirrors, spun polished aluminium sphere
155 cm (diameter), Edition of 3'

'1 Lighthouse (White), 2009
Found plastic from dungeness Beach
36 cm x 225 cm, Edition of 2'

'17 Magoo Chandelier, 2009
Circular stainless steel ringed frames, mounted with uncut optical lens
Lit with 8 x 1 metre architectural 100 watt light tubes
225 x 233 cm, Hanging height variable, Edition of 5'

Photographs Youssef Daoud