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Free exhibition tours: Fragment and Form

14:30–15:00

Henry Moore Institute, Leeds

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Part of Fragment and Form
A family of five looking at a series of wall-mounted artworks. Two are looking upwards, pointing, while another leans in for a closer look.

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A double-height gallery space, with a sculpture made of burned material and rusted wire in the foreground, and around twenty large 'taxonomy boxes' mounted to the wall behind.
A wire armature mounted to a wall displays a sculpture of roughly-made pot, painted with a copper-green patina. On the floor behind is a sculpture made from a driftwood log, with four long, rusted metal spikes reaching out like a breaking wave.
Sculpture made from a driftwood log, with four long, rusted metal spikes extending up and out from it in long, fluid curves resembling a breaking wave.
A sculpture hangs from a chain in a gallery. The upper part is roughly cylindrical and yellow-cream coloured. It descends through a hole cut in an old wooden desks, and where it emerges it is made of hair-like fibres, which rest on the floor in two 'tails'.
Two long, abstract sculptures suspended from rusted winches near the ceiling of a gallery. They are long and tubular in form, tapering where they rest on the floor. They made in sections with different materials, including stone, iron, palm tree, wood salvaged from furniture, and miscellaneous pieces from abandoned factories.
Around a dozen 'taxonomy boxes' of varying sizes, mounted to a white gallery wall. The wooden boxes are divided into compartments, some containing cocoons, and covered over with a semi-transparent mesh screen.
A gallery space with a sculpture made of burned material and rusted wire in the foreground, and a slender wire armature holding seven sculptures of roughly-made pots mounted on the wall behind.
A slender wire armature mounted to a white wall, holding seven sculptures of roughly-made pots. They have a copper-green patina, and one has two arrows resting inside.
Close up image of a driftwood log with coils of rope wrapped around one end and spooling on the floor.

Join us for a 30 minute introduction to Fragment and Form, led by our friendly Information Assistants.

The relationship between history, myth and materiality are explored in this exhibition through the work of Emii Alrai, Mónica Mays, Dominique White.

While distinct, the work of each artist converges in the exploration of heritage, displacement and the ways in which personal and collective histories are preserved, marginalised and contested through materiality.

The notion of history being both formed and fragmented resonates throughout the exhibition, finding parity in the artists’ material choices which so often serve as a metaphor for the complexities of representing history itself.

 

When and where

Tours take place every Saturday and Sunday, 14:30–15:00, until 2 November.

They’re free and there’s no need to book, just drop in and join our tour guide at the welcome desk.

Accessibility

We want to make it as easy as possible for all to attend, so please get in touch if you have any access needs that you would like to discuss before the tour.

Accessibility

Step-free access

We have an accessible entrance via lift (doors 100cm wide) on Cookridge Street, bringing you onto the ground floor of the building.

The Sculpture Galleries are located on the ground floor, with a smooth, level floor.

Toilets

We have three gender-neutral superloos (self-contained cubicles with a toilet and sink) on the basement level, accessible by lift.

Additionally, we have one gender-neutral, accessible superloo, and one superloo with baby changing facilities.

Induction loops

There is a portable induction loop available for visitors to use in the galleries (please ask at the welcome desk).

Current exhibitions

Fragment and Form: Emii Alrai, Mónica Mays, Dominique White
Detail of an abstract sculpture, with burned materials and rusty chicken wire at the centre, with rusted metal bars bent around it.

Exhibition

Fragment and Form: Emii Alrai, Mónica Mays, Dominique White

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Sculpture Galleries
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Passing Strange: British Land Art Through Time
Several leaves artfully folded together to make a small box, with the leaves' stems splayed out like tendrils.

Exhibition

Passing Strange: British Land Art Through Time

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Study Gallery
Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Helen Chadwick: Artist, Researcher, Archivist
Black and white photo of a woman sat on the floor making a large-scale artwork, featuring drawings of a sheep and a many-armed figure.

Exhibition

Helen Chadwick: Artist, Researcher, Archivist

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Archive Gallery
Leeds Art Gallery, UK

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Artist in conversation

Saad Qureshi in conversation with Sarah Victoria Turner

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
Curator's Tour of Fragment and Form
A wire armature mounted to a wall displays a sculpture of roughly-made pot, painted with a copper-green patina. On the floor behind is a sculpture made from a driftwood log, with four long, rusted metal spikes reaching out like a breaking wave.
Part of Fragment and Form
Part of Fragment and Form

Guided tour

Curator's Tour of Fragment and Form

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Henry Moore Institute, Leeds
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Part of Bradford 2025: The Power of Public Sculpture
Part of Bradford 2025: The Power of Public Sculpture

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Placemaking: The Past, Present, and Future of Public Sculpture and Urban Regeneration

10:00–18:00

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Getting here

Henry Moore Institute

74 The Headrow
Leeds
LS1 3AH
United Kingdom

T:  01132 467 467
E:  institute@henry-moore.org

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A three-story building with a black granite facade and steps leading up, with a leafy green tree to the left. Vinyl lettering on the building reads: Fragment and Form: Emii Alrai, Mónica Mays, Dominique White.