He has recently been included in: London-Tokyo Project - Walking Distance 119750 Tokyo Version, Annex Gallery, Tokyo; London-Tokyo Project – Walking Distance 119750 London Version, Etcetera Gallery, London; Threads of Sincerity, St Pancras Church, London; XLIII, MXXXII, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds; How Small is Imagination, Chelsea College of Art & Design, London; Attack of the Anti-Flats, Etcetera Gallery, London; Interim, LCAD, Leeds; 12 Steps Down, Shoreditch Town Hall, London; Curiosities in Cabinets, Royal Marsden Hospital, London; Black Dogs vs Werewolves, Dazed and Confused Gallery, London; Play Contra, Nolias Gallery, London.
Based around a multiplicity of minute elements, Pollard’s sculptures err toward an inherent fragility and minimality. He utilises a paused tension of opposing forces in order to create the potential for imminent destruction. Configurations of miniature forms are held in situ with a fleeting sense of permanence. Donguli Rock, the work Pollard will show in ex, comprises of a large plaster form suspended outwards into the space, like a pendulum hovering above the ground. The exact structure holding this is dependant on its surroundings, utilizing and exploiting height and angles with rope, knots and props. Several thousand insignificant, minute chalk nodes sit beneath this imposing structure. Over the course of the exhibition the ropes and knots will gradually stretch, causing the weight to move threateningly close to the vulnerable elements beneath.
Dongoli Rock - Plaster, Chalk, Steel, Ropes - 2009
