Susan Young

Fool’s Gold, curated by Ian Dawson and Nicky Hirst, MASS HQ, Thameside Studios, London 8th- 23rd April 2022

An interim show of work by participants on the MASS Off Site and Studio programme 2021/22

The glittering golden mineral pyrite is commonly known as Fool’s Gold. Pyrite is named from the Greek word for fire (pyr) because it can create the sparks needed for starting a blaze. Fool’s Gold is a show of beginnings, from tiny metal glimmers to large wooden beacons. It is about transforming materials by building, casting, coating, cutting, balancing, melting, knotting, slotting, taping, draping, welding, propping and arranging. Thinking through making, and learning by doing, our Fool’s Gold exhibition is an alchemical adventure with a myriad of proposals and possibilities.