Shticks, Sapele, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ft
Commissioned for the exhibition Behold at Hypha Studios, London, 2023

These listening sticks are modelled on the tool that plumbers and grid-workers use to find leaks and electrical faults underground. They work as ear-trumpets to amplify hidden sounds within the gallery, and propose an engagement with art that foregrounds listening and attention to infrastructural processes and materials. Visitors are invited to use the listening sticks to explore the art space and its architecture in alternative ways. The listening sticks are made in collaboration with woodworker Tracy Owen.