Darren Healey

Darren Healey is an artist from the U.K. now based in Melbourne who works in sculpture and
video. He is interested in the wider universe and explores the unpredictability and instability
of everyday life from a cosmic perspective, that produces a renewed sense of wonder toward
 ourselves.


Releasing work under the aptly named 'dformed' he creates sci-fi tinged disfigured
sculptures. The pieces or "dforms" take inspiration from scientific principles, theories and the
visual geology of the natural cosmos, encapsulating chaos and tension whilst simultaneously
being suspended in time.


When approaching his work Darren creates a highly anarchic setting that is transferred to the 
dforms.
Using clay, metal and polyurethane, the sculptures undergo a barrage of crashing,
smashing and tearing, stimulating the conditions found not only in outer space but in our own
lives.

His intention is to force the viewer to consider one’s current place in this vast, ever
fragile environment - a type of self reflection.

2021 - Present - Studio assistant & collaborator, R L Foote Design Studio, Melbourne


2021 - Student, School of Clay & Art, Melbourne


2020-2021 - Studio Hand, Sarah Schembri Studio, Melbourne


2012-15 - Graphic Designer, Manchester & Shanghai


2013 - Bachelor of Arts, Manchester, UK

2023 - String Theory, Black Cat Gallery - Melbourne


2023 - Immersive Installation, Crown Casino, Melbourne


2023 - Entropy: A Storm in Time, R L Foote Gallery, Melbourne


2022 - Lavish, Gallery Jones, Melbourne


2022 - Redtrospective, Red Gallery, Melbourne


2022 - Victorian Craft Awards, Craft, Melbourne


2022 - Craft Members Vitrine @ Melbourne Design Week, Craft


2022 - Showcase, R L Foote Gallery, Melbourne