Lost-Wax for Lost-Species

For Lost-Wax for Lost-Species at Yorkshire Sculpture Park click here.

You can also read about this project on Kinstinct Arts Platform.

Lost-Wax for Lost-species is a public participatory project in which Abigail invited a wide audience of students, emerging artists and the public to sculpt an endangered species from wax.

Through the course of the project, Abigail is leading participants on a journey through the lost-wax casting process, whilst creating a dynamic dialogue about the ever increasing range of endangered species.

This project is a collective collaboration, an act of making in a mutual statement of care towards endangered species. Each sculpture carefully crafted in the homes of the participants, brought together as a call for action.


STAGE 1 - THE WAX MODELS



Participants received 80g of natural modelling wax in the post and sculpted their chosen endangered species from their homes during lockdown.  Online Wax scupting zoom sessions took place. A rough edit can be watched here.


STAGE 2 - CERAMIC SHELL