An exhibition of new and recent work by Somerset-based artist Fiona Campbell comes to a close this Sunday, 8th March. Tethered Lines; Matter Becoming, on view at No.6 Bruton, brings together sculpture, installation, textiles, drawing, collage, relief and print, alongside a short film — an expansive presentation grounded in material transformation and acts of repair.
Working with found, salvaged and recycled materials — wood, metal, textiles and natural debris — Campbell assembles intricate forms through labour-intensive processes of stitching, wrapping, weaving, soldering and welding. The works carry a tactile tension: soft textiles pulled taut against metal frameworks, fragile fragments bound into resilient structures. Slowness and repetition are central, foregrounding care as both method and message.
“My work is rooted in the entanglements between human and more-than-human worlds,”
Campbell says.
“I use line in drawing and sculpture to suggest energy, matter in motion — a continual process of becoming.”
Sustainability underpins the practice. Discarded objects are reworked and reimagined, positioned as non-hierarchical materials within complex assemblages that blur the boundaries between sculpture, drawing and installation. Organic, sometimes bodily forms emerge through contrasts of delicate and industrial elements, suggesting vulnerability alongside endurance.
Campbell’s work engages directly with climate breakdown, overconsumption and ecological fragility, proposing a quiet form of “artivism” through gestures of mending and renewal. Deep connections to Kenya, where she was raised, inform the layering of personal and global narratives within the work.
An artist, educator and curator, Campbell frequently creates site-responsive projects and community collaborations, extending her practice beyond conventional gallery contexts. Tethered Lines; Matter Becoming continues that ethos — inviting reflection, conversation and a closer look at the materials that shape everyday life.
Campbell will be present in the gallery during opening hours throughout the final days of the exhibition.
Fiona Campbell, 27th February – 8th March 2026, No.6 Bruton, 6 High Street, Bruton
Open Thursday–Sunday, 10AM–5PM
