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Wilfrid Wood on Instagram inspiration and satire in sculpture at Here 2016

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18 July 2016
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Sculptor Wilfrid Wood is a man fascinated with capturing human expression through its quirks and idiosyncrasies. At Here 2016, Wilfrid offered a trove of humorous insights into both his career and the roots of what makes for good inspiration in his sculptures.

We see how he trawls Instagram for interesting subjects, and the brilliant way he manipulates famous faces into something rather extraordinary. From Tom Daley and Justin Bieber to politicians and boys with snails on their faces, Wilfrid manages to find beauty in the grotesque and absurd.

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A person wearing glasses and a white shirt speaks at a wooden lectern. The front of the lectern reads “Here London supported by wetransfer”.
A clay sculpture of a head against a bright blue background. The face is grey with blue eyes, pink ears and textured, tan-coloured hair.
A close-up of a hyper-realistic sculpture of a person with a rounded face and short, textured brown hair. They have green eyes and are making a pouting expression with their lips.
A clay sculpture of a head with its tongue sticking out. Two hands adjust the piece, which features thick, pink-tinged coils of clay for hair.
A sculpture of a person’s head and neck, looking upwards and to the side. The figure has short hair and a small earring in one ear.
A light blue background with the heading “Supported by:”. Below are logos for Mailchimp, G.F. Smith, Park, Mini, Adobe, Uniqlo, Getty Images, Represent, The Hoxton, The Five Points Brewing Company, Monotype and Virgin Atlantic.
The WeTransfer logo in black is centred on a bright red background. Above the logo, small black text reads “Event Partner:”.

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Emily Gosling

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Emily joined It’s Nice That as Online Editor in the summer of 2014 after four years at Design Week. She is particularly interested in graphic design, branding and music. After working It's Nice That as both Online Editor and Deputy Editor, Emily left the company in 2016.

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