Douglas White

Douglas White (b. 1977, UK) is a sculptor known for transforming found materials into evocative, hybrid forms that challenge distinctions between the organic and industrial, the natural and the artificial. His work often explores the tension between decay and regeneration, drawing on themes of transformation, loss, and co-evolution. Influenced by alchemical traditions and philosophical writings such as those of Donna Haraway and Vilém Flusser, White engages with materials like rubber tyres, cactus husks, and tree stumps to create powerful objects that blur the boundaries between animal, human, and plant. Recent works such as Gorilla and Black Palm emerged from his residency in Saint Barthélemy and reflect a deep psychological and ecological inquiry. White’s practice, rooted in a tactile, poetic relationship with the found object, reveals a world where beauty is inseparable from destruction, and meaning arises from contradiction.