Jonathan Owen makes work by transforming readymade objects that he selects for their implied material and cultural stability. His new installation of marble busts, Jonathan Owen, sets up a dialogue with the ornate mid-19th century interiors of Holmwood House.

Like the House, the busts were made over 150 years ago in a style inspired by the art of ancient civilisations. Along with their classical beauty, they symbolised status, permanence, and power. Jonathan has carefully carved into these artefacts, destabilising or almost erasing them, creating interlinking forms that cause their partial collapse.

The internal surfaces of Holmwood have also changed over time in a cycle of covering and uncovering that has altered their meaning. Transformed and composed into groups, the busts in Jonathan Owen suggest their own new narratives, relationships, and power dynamics.