Peace Test,

Mycelium, dyed MDF, chameleon paint, rope, vinyl lettering, flexi ply
Wall Mounted: 175.5cm x 138cm x 25cm Freestanding: 126cm x 105cm x 105cm

Peace Test is an obstacle sculpture drawing from Kipps’s interests in objects associated with asserting or diffusing power and the way people choose to model and customise their environments. An adaptable flatpack ‘kit’ with a sculptural outline that follows the shape of the artist’s car boot (minus space for his daughter’s car seat), the object is ready to be deployed in a variety of contexts and situations whilst being tailored for the user, like an ex-military vehicle reimagined and customised to accommodate the doomsday prepper’s needs. The work has an alternative method of display/storage hung on bespoke colour shifting shelf supports. The parts fall in very specific arrangements, ready to easily switch back and become fully ‘functional’ as freestanding objects once more.