Jesse Darling (1981, Oxford) is known for his disruptive, often humorous yet empathetic installations. In 2023 he was awarded the Turner Prize for this work. Using repurposed and everyday materials, he distorts familiar objects to create sculptures that hover between relics, carnivalesque figures and discarded remnants. His work reveals the fragility of systems that consider themselves invulnerable – from civilisation to identity – and makes palpable how notions of value and exclusion are constantly being redefined.

Photographer: Natascha Libbert