Tild Greene‘s sculptural practice begins with materials that have already fulfilled a function. Gathered from specific locations and systems of use, they consider how substances carry traces of the social and economic conditions through which they circulate. Adapted through processes of casting, preservation, and fabrication, the materials act as conduits for considering the fluctuations and accumulation of value. Rather than treating materials as static objects, Tild approaches them as active participants within ongoing cycles of desire, distribution, and reactivation.
Often, drawing runs alongside this process as micro-analytical diagrams reflecting the stages of thinking, registering the initial intention alongside the changing properties and capacities of the material. The resulting works are often site-responsive, informed by an interest in the distinction between sculpture, appliance, and public infrastructure.
Tild will be in residence in at Sweeney’s Bothy in November 2026. On Eigg, they will extend this material research through experimentation with seaweed gathered from the island’s shoreline. Interested in seaweed’s position between ecological resource and commercial commodity, they will investigate how its existing capacities can be altered through processes of preservation, exploring its potential as an enduring leather-like material. This research responds to the specific conditions of Eigg’s landscape and its collective stewardship of land and resources, while continuing their broader investigation into material capacities.
