Browse our full 2026 directory of Worcestershire-based artists and makers. Not all our artists & makers take part in our August Art Week but if they do, you will see their venue number next to their name.
You can download the 2026 digital guide HERE.
Ben Poole-Phillips
Art Forms
Sculpture
Artist information
‘SINCE THE FOLKLORE AND MYTHOLOGY OF PREHISTORY BIRDS HAVE ACTED AS MYSTICAL INTERMEDIARIES BETWEEN THE MORTAL BOUNDARIES OF THE LAND AND THE SPIRITUAL REALM OF THE SKY. PREDICTORS OF DEATH, WEATHER AND THE FALL OF GREAT ARMIES, BIRDS HAVE BEEN SURROGATE DEMI GODS. THEY ARE SHRINES TO THE NATURAL WORLD AND INDUCE SILENT CONTEMPLATION AS A FORM OF WORSHIP. WE HAVE COME FROM THE WATER AND DREAM OF THE SKY. BIRDS ARE THE BRIDGE, SYMBOLS OF TRANSITION. THESE WORKS ARE AS WE ARE, BETWEEN THE PETAL AND BONE. HISTORICALLY, THE PRODUCTION OF ICONOGRAPHY HAS NOT BEEN FORMALIST BUT CAN BE SEEN AS AN OFFERING OF SKILL, ENERGY AND TIME TO A HIGHER POWER. THESE BIRDS ARE MY OFFERINGS.’
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Art Week Venue
Ben Poole-Phillips
