With the Viga series, Tom Price continues his exploration of synthetic materials (resin, tar), this time combining them with ancient artifacts. Made from old ceiling joists encrusted with synthetic mineral-like growths, these sculptures are a palimpsest of human industry through the ages.

Artist Tom Price's artistic approach is based on materials ranging from the most natural, such as coal or wood, to the most industrial, such as resin or polypropylene. The artist subjects them to complex or unconventional transformation processes: heating, breaking, bending, catalysis, etc. Tom Price graduated from the Royal College of Art and began his career creating works for the world of design. His creations still occasionally contain a functional dimension, along the lines of "Counterpart", which can either be seen strictly as sculptures, or as benches. Yet, Price uses the methodology inherent to design research more like a quest for a happy accident. He says, "The materials do often go completely off-script and will produce results that are way beyond my control. But this is what keeps things interesting and stimulating for me.”