All of the pieces in the Marking Time series have been found on the street, discarded by society. Rust, wear and tear and defacement all add to the texture of the materials and the narrative behind them. 

By repurposing the found objects as sculptures, JakBox reignites and reimagines the connotations and poetry of worn materials through a process of reassembly and reconsumption. 

What JakBox finds so compelling is the different associations you can make from these thrown away objects. Some look like abstract paintings, others like landscapes, each triggering visual connections to styles of artwork. 

Marking Time

Street Foils

Graffiti Theft

Circles

The delicate and intricate works in the Sediment series were inspired by the residue left behind when muddy water was emptied from a bath tub. Vein-like patterns seem to cascade towards the plug hole, forming an other-wordly landscape from the tiny particles. 

JakBox has recreated and suspended these ephemeral patterns, using paper and a range of materials such as graphite and mud. Each piece produced is unique in tone, concentration and shape and, as a series, they inspire a range of both visual and physical associations. Some may appear as landscapes when viewed from afar, others, perhaps, more like microscopic images of cells. 

Sediment

A collaboration with the photographer Alexis Chabala. 

A couple (man/wife, working partnerships etc) are asked to lend me their favourite pair of shoes... 

You can commission a personalised Two Shoes photograph of you and your partner. For more details, email simon@jakbox.co.uk

Two Shoes

Commissioning

The pieces in the Silicone Mesh series explore the texture of the material as it creates Accidental Aesthetics when passing through mesh.

Silicone Mesh

The pieces in the Metal series explore man-made rusting and comment on the tradition of the landscape.

Metal

Pavement is a series of works that explore the urban environment through observing the textures of the ground beneath us. 

By moulding a large number of pavements in Camden with silicone, JakBox offers fresh perspectives on what we perceive as overlooked environments. Our movements, habits and journeys are all embedded within the pavement, the wear and tear of its surface representational of the life of the community and expression of the place. 

The locations are selected based on composition and texture, and by using a matt black material these components become the focus of the work.

Jakbox Studio