'We infill plants with meaning for many reasons; they remind us of people we've loved or times in our lives. Guard seeks to remind us of the stubbornness of life, the human ability to evolve and adapt and ultimately our desire to survive.' - Jodie Carey Edel Assanti is pleased to present Guard, Jodie Carey's fifth solo exhibition at the gallery. A site-specific installation of 150 jesmonite sculptures mounted on steel supports stretches across the entirety of the two ground floor galleries, articulating a serpentine path through the space. Carey produced her latest installation employing a technique called earth-casting: wrapping...
  • Jodie Carey (b. 1981) studied at Goldsmiths College, completing an MA in Sculpture at The Royal College of Art in...

    Portrait of Jodie Carey, 2024. Photo: David Parry, PA Wire. 

    Jodie Carey (b. 1981) studied at Goldsmiths College, completing an MA in Sculpture at The Royal College of Art in 2007.

     

    Recent solo exhibitions include 'Beyond the Matrix', 100 Bishopsgate, London, UK (2024); 'Common Thread', New Art Centre, Salisbury, UK (2020); 'Sea', The Foundling Museum, London, UK (2018); 'Stand', St Cyprian's Clarence Gate, Londo...