Interested in mass produced surfaces, Nicolas Deshayes explores human and synthetic combinations. In a society obsessed with mechanical perfection and wipe clean surfaces, he adopts a minimalist outlook to provide us with sculptures comprising of familiar materials.
Public Work (1) 2009 insinuates bodily functions, with stains dripping down an ambiguous stainless steel structure attached to the wall, its’ presence undecided as urinal or utility. The gushing urine is actually depicted using vinyl stickers. Deshayes work exists thanks to vacuum-forming: an industrial process used to mould objects more commonly associated with plastic everyday creations, he expresses natural physicality crossing paths with technology.
