Joint Opening Reception Sat., 7 November, 7-9pm

Kent-based sculptor Jason Mulligan's extraordinarily beautiful stoneworks have featured in The Lido Stores in recent years. The gallery is delighted to present Echo, a solo exhibition of sculptures sitting within Gallery 1.

There are some forms that just seem to exist beyond time. Carved from stone but shaped by ancient geological forces, these sculptures occupy a space between the natural and the imagined. Their rounded, elemental edges evoke talismans, votive objects and symbols whose meanings lie somewhere beyond words.

Each carries the presence of its material, the traces of deep time, the memory of the earth and the quiet power of the natural world. Neither wholly figurative nor entirely abstract, they invite a sense of recognition without revealing exactly what is recognised.

Like an echo, something is felt rather than heard; something remains, long after its origin has passed from view. These are objects for contemplation, forms that invite us to pause, to look inward and to reconnect with something elemental within ourselves and the world around us.

Biography

Jason Mulligan is a contemporary stone sculptor based in Kent whose practice is rooted in a deep engagement with archaeology, anthropology, and the enduring presence of cultural artefacts. Since a formative visit to the marble quarries of Carrara in 1996, stone has remained central to his artistic language, informing a body of work that balances material integrity with a sense of mystery and timelessness.

Working through a direct and intuitive carving process, Mulligan creates sculptures that evoke ancient deities, talismanic objects, devotional figures, and unearthed relics. His work explores the intersection of memory, landscape, and human history, producing forms that feel simultaneously ancestral and contemporary.

Mulligan was elected a Member of the Royal Society of Sculptors in 2008. He holds a BA (Hons) Fine Art from the University of Northumbria and has exhibited extensively throughout the UK in both solo and group exhibitions. Notable exhibitions include Larger than Life at Messums West (2023), On Form at Asthall Manor (2016, 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2022), the Royal Ulster Academy Annual Exhibition, the Hannah Peschar Sculpture Garden, and Withiel Sculpture. His sculptures have also been featured in major outdoor exhibitions across the UK. Alongside his exhibition practice, Mulligan has completed numerous public commissions for local authorities, developers, and heritage organisations throughout the UK and Ireland. His work is held in private and public collections across Europe, Scandinavia, the United States, and Canada.

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