The new 65 Weeks release from Nic Joly is the British sculptor’s most intimate and ambitious series to date. A personal sketchbook of the weeks following Boris Johnson’s announcement of a UK lockdown, the ten 3D wall sculptures were handmade in his Hampshire studio, making each one unique.
Featuring his signature miniature figures, the small-scale works boast handwritten elements and intricate details, including hand-cut tissue paper and replica mobile phones. Available in an extremely limited edition of just 65, they are both humorous – including a raunchy sex scene and the toilet paper panic-buying fiasco – and poignant, exploring Nic’s struggle with depression and the love he feels for his wife and children.
Nic, who has also created an NHS-inspired artwork, says: “When we all woke up on 23rd March 2020, none of us could really understand how our whole world was about to change forever. We were all suddenly given a focus, a spotlight in our lives and the world we live in. I wanted to do something hopeful. Smiles are far more contagious than any virus will ever be.”
65 Weeks set of 10 £8,500
Certainty £695
Contagion £995
Cutting Shapes £995
Double Tap £995
Fact £695
Light My Fire £995
Lockdown Weeks £995
Realisation £995
Stars Above You £995
The Black Dog £995
See the full collection here
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