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Séamus Moran
Born 1963
Lives and works in Cornwall, UK
www.seamusmoran.com
Séamus Moran’s work consists of objects
assembled from component parts often
juxtaposing seemingly unrelated elements to
make a unifi ed form. Moran has worked a lot using
resin and iron castings of knots from rotted out
trees on which he induces a rusty patina before
combining them with steel, feathers, leather,
brambles etc. His aim is to create extraordinary
objects which are also uncomfortably familiar.

Urban Burka was shortlisted for the Threadneedle
Prize 2013 and shown in the Mall galleries in
London. It’s a comment on the role that designer
clothing plays in defi ning a person’s identity.
SÉAMUS MORAN received a BA (Hons) 3D Design
(Ceramics/Glass) from the Birmingham Polytechnic
Faculty of Art and Design (now BIAD) in 1984 and has
exhibited in a number of exhibitions across the UK
including; London Calling, Brick Lane, London, UK
(2013), The Threadneedle Prize, Mall Galleries, London,
UK (2013), Limbo, The Old Coffi n Store, Truro, Uk (2013),
The Possessed, Charlie Smith London, London, UK (2011),
Species, Falmouth Art Gallery, Falmouth, UK (2009),
4Cast, Gallery 49, Falmouth, UK (2008), Out of Bounds,
Exchange Gallery, Penzance, UK (2008) and Art &
Insects, Cube 3 Gallery. Plymouth, UK (2008). Moran has
also mounted a number of solo exhibitions including;
Random Precision, Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro, UK
(2013), Sticks and Stones, Gallery 49, Falmouth, UK (2009)
and Untempted by Heaven, Gallery 49, Falmouth, UK
(2007). Moran won the People’s Choice Prize as part of
Bluecoat 2 National Sculpture Competition (2008) and
was shortlisted for the Threadneedle prize (2013).

Above: This Ship of Bones, 2012, Resin, Iron, Rust, Feathers, Leather, Steel.
h: 88cm w: 55cm d: 16cm, Private Collection.
Right top: Snatch, 2009, Ceramic, Resin, Iron, Rust, Feathers.
h: 18cm w: 15cm d: 24cm, Private Collection.
Right middle: The death of me, 2013, Resin, Iron, Rust.
h: 26cm w: 24cm d: 28cm, Artist’s Collection.
Right: Decade, 2012, Ceramic, Resin, Iron, Rust, Brambles, Leather, Steel.
h: 100cm w: 120cm d: 18cm, Artist’s Collection.
Next page left: Urban Burka, 2013, Training Shoes.
h: 22cm w: 17cm d: 24cm, Artist’s Collection.
Next page right: Helmet, 2010, Ceramic, mixed media.
h: 40cm w: 32cm d: 48cm, Artist’s Collection.

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