I make constructions from low status materials that are found or purchased from urban and natural environments.
In reality, my work references the natural world through the built one. Not only is this true in relation to my art but it is a reflection of the ‘nature’ of the city in which I live. Nature survives in urban spaces through popular culture and art-i-ficial habitats.
Reality or illusion; my work is not a mirror image of my surroundings, but a reflection of its contradictions and contrasts. The results are often absurdly funny or grotesque and sometimes - just a friendly narrative of iconic images.
Linden Braye, artist statement February 2009
