Theatre and film are two important sources of inspiration for Sean Henry. To him sometimes a play can be seen as pure sculpture.
Authenticity was something he talked much about in the interview for the podcast Gentleman Lars. We talked about why autenticity is very important to him when choosing ”models” for his sculptures.
The sculpture ”Seated man” was inspired by a portrait of the author Hans Jaeger by the artist Edward Munch. The portrait and the sculpture is similar in many ways. But not at all in every aspect. For instance Sean Henry choose to put a baseball cap on the head of the sculpture. He talks about this sculpture in the interview.
Reactions in the cathedral
When his sculptures were shown at Salisbury Cathedral, what were the reactions and how was it for him to have his sculptures on display there?
Text: Lars Carlén