Inspired by nature, the cycle of life and his mother’s relationship with her garden, Jonathan Baldock’s latest exhibition at the Stephen Friedman Gallery is a colourful collection of ceramics and wall-based sculptures designed to uplift and encourage reflection. What does it mean to be alive? How do we understand our place in the world? These are some of the questions proposed among Jonathan’s sculptures which, although greatly autobiographical, can be appreciated for their universality. Spot faces in flowers, body parts on vases, and other theatrical styles across the showroom.

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