MODERN ARTEFACTS

Can property be art?

Modern Artefacts, 2002-2003
Mixed materials and media
Unique work
700 square feet
© Mark Humphrey

CLIENT
Private client

LOCATION
Chelsea, London, UK

“MODERN ARTEFACTS TRANSFORMS AN APARTMENT INTO A TOTAL WORK OF ART, BRINGING TOGETHER SCULPTURE, INSTALLATION, PAINTING, INTERIOR AND INDUSTRIAL DESIGN WITHIN A FULLY FUNCTIONING LIVING ENVIRONMENT. CONCEIVED, DESIGNED AND MADE AS A UNIFIED WHOLE, THE APARTMENT COMBINES NATURAL AND SYNTHETIC MATERIALS WITH CULTURAL INFLUENCES, STYLES AND PERIODS.

THE WORK DISSOLVES THE BOUNDARIES BETWEEN ART, DESIGN AND EVERYDAY LIFE. WALLS, FLOORS, CEILINGS, FURNITURE, LIGHTING, KITCHENS, BATHROOMS AND ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS BECOME PART OF THE ARTWORK, EACH CONCEIVED AS AN INDIVIDUAL ELEMENT WHILE CONTRIBUTING TO THE LARGER ENVIRONMENT. HAND-CRAFTED COMPONENTS SIT ALONGSIDE HIGHLY ENGINEERED DETAILS, CREATING A SPACE THAT IS BOTH FUNCTIONAL AND IMMERSIVE.

OBJECTS CAN BE USED, ROOMS CAN BE LIVED IN AND THE ARCHITECTURE CAN BE EXPERIENCED, YET EVERY ELEMENT HAS BEEN CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE ARTISTIC COMPOSITION. SPACE IS CAREFULLY PLANNED TO MAXIMISE NATURAL LIGHT, FRAME EXTERIOR VIEWS AND CREATE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ONE AREA AND ANOTHER.

FAMILIAR ELEMENTS OF DOMESTIC LIFE ARE TRANSFORMED INTO CONTEMPORARY ARTEFACTS – FUNCTIONAL OBJECTS THAT BECOME WORKS OF ART, AND A HOME THAT BECOMES THE ARTWORK ITSELF.”

Mark Humphrey

“SOMETHING EXTRAVAGANT, SOMETHING ALTOGETHER DIFFERENT.”

The Times
Lucia van der Post

“FUNCTIONAL SCULPTURES IN BEAUTIFUL SPACES.”

BBC2
Home programme

“INTERIOR JEWEL SCULPTURES ARE MASTERPIECES FOR THE HOME.”

Architectural Digest Italia
Interior design magazine