Three sapling-like 'trees' emerge from the grass under the dappled light of the clearing. Borne of a deep appreciation of nature as a dynamic whole, the sculptures aspire to modulation and movement. Fabricated from gently rolled and folded sheets of weathering steel these sculptures lightly tremble in the passing breeze, animating their branches and sharing with the viewer a responsiveness to their environment.

The untreated surface evolves over time from a rich golden red to a deep chestnut brown, developing an oxidised patina that becomes more subtly beautiful as the years pass by. The use of weathering steel celebrates elemental and temporal change - the entropy of all things.

As with Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging, it is not only the sprays themselves but the space between them is considered part of the formal work, here these spaces create context for the complex geometry of the folded leaves, shading and filtering the light and elegantly connecting ground with sky.

Murphy (b.1983, Newcastle Upon Tyne) studied at the Glasgow School of Art. He is the recipient of the Kenneth Armitage Foundation Fellowship, London (2015-2017) and was shortlisted for the John Moores Painting Prize (2016) and the Jerwood Drawing Prize (2017). Recent exhibitions include Bartha Contemporary London (UK), Galleria Monica de Cardenas, Milan (IT), British Council, Cairo (EG), ALMA ZEVI Venice (IT), New Arts Centre, Salisbury (UK), PEER, London (UK), Yorkshire Sculpture Park (UK). Murphy has worked on large-scale commissions for the National Trust (UK), The Dales Museum (UK) and Edinburgh Sculpture Workshops (UK). Recent commissions include collaborations with Jamie Fobert Architects, a permanent new installation for Oxford House, Oxford Street, London, and The Blanket at the Piece Hall in Halifax (UK). He lives and works in London.