James Capper | Ripper

This video features an interview with the artist, James Capper, who has recently installed RIPPER on the grounds of the Cass Sculpture Foundation in Goodwood, West Sussex. The piece is shown in operation as the large mechanical arm claws into the ground and quite literally rips a path within its new woodland setting at the sculpture park.

Here, we see Capper demonstrating the movement of the piece via levers of the control box an important element of the work that effectively places the viewer in control of this tool for making art. Capper describes the RIPPER as a floor marking machine; the structure being the cross between a tower crane and a drag hoe. The marks that it makes are the effect of the viewers active participation.

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www.sculpture.org.uk

Category:

Education

Tags:

• sculpture
• art
• modern
• contemporary

[Kinrossboyd]

is James related to Mark and Rosie who studied at Bath Academy of Art in the 70's . A couple of people have asked about them on the website which is related to the old college.baacorsham.co.uk Well done to James, looks like you are a rising star in the UK. Hard to do at 24. Your sculpture reminds me of my son playing with his Meccano set when he was small and all the power of imagination he had at that time. Maybe your sculpture will help people regain that power again.