Degree Show 2024
Joseph Tomlinson
BA Art and Design
This installation explores the fantastical realm of medieval monsters, through sculptures inspired by the illuminated manuscripts held in the University of Leeds Special Collections; central to this project is the Book of Hours: ‘Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis [BC MS 1]’.
Homemade bookshelf featuring clay sculptures based on medieval marginalia drawings alongside medieval artefacts and leather-bound books.
Paper Mache sculpture of a lion hybrid with clay face and mane made from tin-foil.
Miniature diorama showing a medieval scriptorium filled with drollery monsters brought to life.