Christopher Jarratt

Materials: Yew, spruce plywood, paint
Dimensions: 320 x 220 x 40cm

Five Yew branches, all from the same ancient English Yew that fell in a storm.

This work is a conduit for holding, treasuring and sharing the families story.

Private commission.

Images 1 & 3 credit: @charlesemerson_

Medium: Spruce (gps: 53.401044, -1.461132)

Dimensions: 120 x 120 x 45cm

2024
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Photos by Owen Richards

Spruce Christmas tree (2022), pine mount, paint and stain.

Dimensions - 190 long x 22.5 high x 15cm deep.

GPS: 53.408536, -1.408213
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Photos by Owen Richards

GPS: 53.352547, -1.124755
Medium: Yew, stained plywood. Dimensions: 200 x 45 x 20cm
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Photos by Owen Richards

Wind powered sculpture capturing the feelings and emotions that people have been dealing with over the last few years. In one moment everything seems possible, we have the ability to change, adapt, work together with the environment, communities, governments... and yet, in an instant, it all feels overwhelming, too far, out of reach. The ying and yang, opposite but interconnected forces.

Christopher released an accompanying limited edition Giclee print and t-shirt alongside the sculpture. Both are available in the online shop.

Commissioned by Sheffield City Council for Summer in the City, 2022.
Curated by David Mcleavy and Felicity Hoy.

Dimensions: 6 meters long x 1.5 meters wide.

Materials: English Ash tree, rubber, rope.

An homage to Bruno Munari and the building blocks of human civilisation.

Square
‘The square is as high and wide as a human with their arms outstretched. In the oldest writings and in the rock inscriptions of early man, it signifies the idea of enclosure, of home, of settlement.’

Circle
‘While the square is closely linked to humans and our constructions, to architecture, harmonious structures, writing, and so on, the circle is related to the divine: a simple circle has, since ancient times, represented eternity, since it has no beginning and no end. An ancient text says that God is a circle whose center is everywhere but whose circumference is nowhere.’

Triangle
‘The equilateral triangle is one of the three basic forms, along with the circle and the square. A full pattern of equilateral triangles touching on a surface creates a structured field in which endless other combinatorial forms may be constructed, as we can see in many Arab, Chinese, Persian and Japanese decorations. Many styles of decorative art are based around a triangular structure. A triangular (or tetrahedral) structure also gives the overall form balance to lots of works of pure art.’

Quoted from Bruno Munari texts.
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Edition of 5 sets (individually handmade)

Dimensions: Each structure approx 15cm x 8cm x 8cm. Presentation box: 37.5 x 27.5 x 12.5 cm
Materials: Clay, Wood, Paint.
Certificate of Authenticity included.
2020

Wind powered gardens of colour, shape & form, all in eternal conversation with each other and never repeating itself. Transmission chain experiments. Air made visible.

SIGNS (2nd iteration)
Acrylic on aluminium, pine frame
920 x 500 mm
2019

Dimensions: 183 cm x 82.5 cm

Materials: Pencil and acrylic on canvas, hardwood frame

2018

Imagination + creation + fun = Slingshot (Kapow!)

Having started by making a one-off Slingshot as a gift for a close friend in 2008, with no intention of making any more, I have now made over 400 for customers & clients from around the world. The hardwood y-forked branches are individually selected from fallen trees all sourced by myself during walks through British woodlands. They are then hand whittled and shaped, painted (each design is unique) and finished with a clear gloss lacquer. The rubber is the highest grade silicone rubber and the pouch is black Italian leather. Each slingshot is numbered and initialled and GPS mapped to it’s original location from where it was found it in the woods.

As well as private commissions, the slingshots have been commissioned by, exhibited and sold through; Moss Gallery, New York. Conran, London and YCN, London.

Dimensions: 330 x 61cm. Each panel 110 x 61cm

Materials: Acrylic and spray paint on wood

A body of work exploring a future where origins and remains of life act as portals to a past event. These captured moments, take the form of the tree stump. The stump becomes a time capsule. What stories do they hold, what happens 'post tree'?

These works were first exhibited at Christophers solo shows at Kobi & Teal, Frome, Somerset and Unit 5 Gallery, Hackney, London.

Dimensions: Top - 18 x 24cm, Base - 30 x 30 cm

Materials: Top - English Sycamore, acrylic paint. Base - English Ash

Dimensions: 3.5m x 2m

Mirage Gallery, Siem Reap, Cambodia

2018