tom Hackett sculpture  

                                                                                                                      early works 1

		network 1990 A series of  urban interventions with hand knitted purple fabric netting initiated as part of 'escape stories' an artists initiative by S.C.A.T. The net pieces were installed in Dublin, Cambridge and Sheffield. The project was funded by Yorkshire Arts. The project interrogated the architectural power of urban buildings in relationship to a wider sense of societal control.     ESCAPE STORIES was set up by and involved: Percy Peacock; Tom Hackett,;Penny Mcarthy and Alan Maclean. A splinter project was hosted at the Mappin Art Gallery by Michael Tooby.
		on the beach 1993 Hand made netting and scaffolding installed on a field of shingle at Wrexham Arts Centre. Tilted glass house forms containing coloured liquid are situated amongst the nets. The work explores human domestic vulnerability against the wider elements. Commissioned by Martin Barlow.