On the North wall of The Economist Plaza will be a new sculpture by Matt Mitchell, Trailer. This is a three dimensional 'glowing' tubular steel structure representing the outline of a trailer-caravan. The metal frame finished with light sensitive paint allows the work to be illuminated at night by powerful UV lighting.
Other works created in this way by Mitchell include Health and Efficiency (1996), which depicted a swimming pool and diving board, and 24 Hours (2000), which recreates the outline of a petrol station. Mitchell's works look like neon signs of the objects they represent. This allows the viewer to experience familiar yet dislocated forms that act as both sculptural objects and as ghostly skeletal drawings.
Since graduating from Central St. Martin's School of Art in1993 Mitchell has exhibited widely in the UK and abroad. He has had a solo exhibition at 30 Underwood Street, London, 24 Hours, and a Space Studios Commission, Sub, as part of Canal Culture on the Lee Navigation in Hackney and Tower Hamlets.Supported by Goldsmith's College, University of London.