Edward Rollitt — UK New Artists

Edward Rollitt (b. 1998) is a male artist born in the south of England, living and working in London. He is a recent graduate in sculpture from the Royal college of art. Prior to this he studied History of art whilst working alongside antique dealers and interior designers. Taking his acute understanding for interior space and the objects that define them, Rollitt builds rooms. Historically-inspired, full-scale interiors; scenes of the home, where his emotions and experiences take the guise of fictional characters. They bathe, dine and have tea parties. Sourcing and making objects to furnish these scenes, he then photographs them, freezing the interior in a moment of time. The humanity of objects is a principal interest to the artist and his work encourages us to examine our own relationships with the objects in our daily lives. How do objects become part of us? What past lives have they lived and what of us remains within them when we go?

UKNA Projects:

Robert Walters Group UK New Artist of the Year Award 2023