Being Human is the latest collection of wall mounted sculptures from innovative British sculptor, Nic Joly. Being Human
Being Human is an intelligent and sensitive exercise in social commentary contained within a collection of wall mounted sculptures from innovative British sculptor, Nic Joly. Tackling the intangible social restraints that we impose on ourselves and each other, Nic Joly brings to life paradoxical characters and scenes. Small in scale but larger than life, they are simultaneously satirical and truthful in nature. Keen collectors of Joly’s work will know that there is a little part of Nic in every single character and scene that he meticulously creates, often accompanied by strains of autobiographical truth contained within the caption or concept of each piece. The
question of Being Human will always be a deeply personal one, but we all share common ground – it’s this commonality that remains a key driver for Nic, who urges that “we must be able to laugh at ourselves, we simply mustn’t take ourselves too seriously.” With this in mind, we invited Nic to the creative hub that is the Washington Green Marketing & Design department to play a starring role in producing a promotional concept with a humanistic approach as innovative as its creator. We decided that we wanted to put Nic at the centre of his Being Human campaign, and what better way to do this than a contemporary self-portrait of Nic for all to see?
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