David Shrigley - House of Cards

In 2010, David Shrigley was commissioned to create an artwork for our new gallery atmosphere ...exploring climate science, which offers fresh and exciting ways to make sense of the climate. Responding to the theme of ‘our changing climate’, Shrigley proposed a large-scale wall drawing called House of Cards which highlights the fragility of the interconnected system we live within. Shrigley says, ‘The metaphor I have used is quite a straightforward one: our atmosphere and environment are in very delicate balance; a balance that it could be disastrous for us to upset.’

David Shrigley’s work is the first in a series of commissions for atmosphere over the next five years.