From the outset, Rachel Joynt’s work has been characterised by a sense of the infinite and the immediate, writes Peter Murray
Rachel Joynt’s sculpture ranges from Minimalist interventions and installations to large-scale outdoor sculptures. While she specialises in public art projects, she also creates gallery pieces that are finely crafted and engaging. Irrespective of scale, the work is planned and fabricated to a high standard, using materials such as concrete, glass, iron and sand. For the most part, though, Joynt prefers to work with metal, particularly bronze. She is inspired by things that are often overlooked and seeks to portray things that are less visible, ‘encouraging the viewer to see through a fresh lens’. Resonant with meaning and memory, her art has a sense of belonging that comes from detailed research and her relationship to a specific place.
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