Camilla Waters

work made from PVA glue cast from egg shell

Camilla Waters is a British-based artist residing in Reading. She is completing her master's at the Royal College of Art and holds a BA in art from the University of Reading.

Her practice explores the interplay between materials and their innate properties, particularly through the ''pour" of the casting process. Embracing the unpredictable nature of this technique, her work gives rise to artificial-looking creations that exist collectively in alternate realities, drawing inspiration from passages found in tunnels.

In my recent artworks, I explore blending artificial aesthetics with organic ways of making. By relinquishing control of the making process, I allow material to navigate its own pathway in unpredictable formation.

I constantly repeat the process and uncover the dynamics between biomorphic and anthropomorphic elements in the sculptural form.

The work bears a resemblance to stalactites and stalagmites often found in caves. These formations occasionally intertwine with creatures that appear as if they have found a habitat within or on top of the sculptural body.

Exploring the creation of a collective ecosystem, I look to tunnels beneath railway bridges. In particular, the liminal space that oscillates between entrapment and passage. These environments provide temporary or permanent habitats for organisms and objects. I use these characteristics to create a portal to place the objects inside.

I invite a collective venture into the portal to experience an alternate reality that co-exists with the modern world.