Right: Contained Container, 2022, Metal, Latex, Motor & Tubing, 37 x 9 x 92 cm
Thresholds
of Flesh
Michael Pybus
Shipton is pleased to present Thresholds of Flesh, an exhibition by Michael Pybus.
Through sculpture and painting, Pybus explores the body as a mutable structure – something both architectural and vulnerable. Materials such as bronze, latex, steel and rubber evoke the tactile presence of flesh while simultaneously distancing the viewer through industrial surfaces and mechanical tension.
The index investigate thresholds between interior and exterior, body and container, sensation and structure. Organic forms appear bound, stretched or suspended, suggesting both protection and restriction. These tensions produce a visual language where physical vulnerability and mechanical control exist simultaneously.
By juxtaposing sensuous surfaces with rigid materials, Thresholds of Flesh considers how the body is shaped by systems of containment and pressure – both literal and psychological.