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Douglas White | Contemporary Istanbul 2025 -  - Viewing Room - Leila Heller Gallery

ABOUT THE ARTIST

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.

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Black Palm Maquette, 2025, Rubber, tire fragments, steel, base cast brass resin

Black Palm Maquette, 2025

Rubber, tire fragments, steel, base cast brass resin

25.591 x 15.748 x 15.748 in / 65 x 40 x 40 cm