Mark Woods: Formula Fetish

Following on from its success in Kendal, Vestry St. continues the journey into Formula Fetish.

For over three decades, Mark Woods (born 1961 in Surrey, UK) has produced elaborate artefacts that blur the boundaries between jewellery, fine art, fetish objects and items from cabinets of curiosities.

Unnerving and evocative, the viewer is confronted with dramatic beauty, sophisticated craftsmanship and an awakening of unexpected emotions. Woods’ works invite you to leave your comfort zone and question human desires.

Formula Fetish features aspects of Woods ever-expanding practice: Objects – luxurious objects of desire and contemporary art fetishes; Jewellery – the origins of the artist’s skills in object making; Photographs – creative images; and Self-Portraits – a performance with the camera lens.