Fruiting Bodies

Fruiting Bodies, is an exciting sculptural exhibition from the London-based collective Changeable Beast and guest artists, set in the beautiful space of the Old Parcels Office Artspace in Scarborough. It will feature some two dozen contemporary sculptures and other artworks exploring the intersection of nature, transformation, and organic forms.  

The inspiration for the show is ‘Fruiting Bodies’. In biological terms these are the reproductive organs of fungi, structures that emerge from the ground to disperse spores and give rise to new life. In a broader metaphorical sense, fruiting bodies symbolise the growth of ideas, the processes of transformation, and the fragile nature of existence. 

Changeable Beast seeks to explore these themes through sculptural practices. Work in a diverse range of materials and media from found objects to ceramics, steel and wood, hi-tech to traditional will be shown.

Curated by Rob Moore and Sandy Layton, for Fruiting Bodies, 18 members of Changeable Beast will exhibit alongside six guest artists, each invited for their alignment with the collective’s ethos and the conceptual depth of their work. 

Guest artists include Scarborough-based artists Jacqui Barrowcliffe and Molly Newnham alongside nationally recognised sculptors Paul Bonomini, David Kefford, Catriona Robertson and Elspeth Billie Penfold.