ALC4637

Patinated Mild Steel 30 x 30cm

[2026]

TPP4645

Patinated Mild Steel 25 x 25cm

[2026]

OXM4833

Patinated Mild Steel & Weld Mesh [Detail]

[2026]

FEC4394

Patinated Mild Steel  15 x 15cm

 [2026]

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HCL4453

Patinated Mild Steel 20 x 20cm

[2026]

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EPP4491

Patinated Mild Steel 15 x 15cm

[2026]

OMS4547

Patinated Mild Steel 25 x 25cm

[2026]

Tom Long

OXIDISED PAREIDOLIA

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Tom's latest body of work focuses on material transformation as both a conceptual framework and material process. Combining natural oxidisation and chemical patination, the work engages with cycles of deterioration and renewal. The four principle alchemical stages: nigredo [blackening], albedo [whitening], citrinitas [yellowing], and rubedo [reddening], provide a conceptual structure through which the interconnected states of decomposition, purification, transformation and transcendence are considered.

Tom's practice has long explored a wide range of materials, objects and found elements, alongside more than twenty years working with digital processes. Through sculpture, print, painting, and digital media, he has developed a multidisciplinary practice that embraces experimentation and an openness to different materials and methods.

Tom attained a BA [Hons] in Fine Art from Falmouth University in 2023, and has recently graduated from an MA in Fine Art at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge. His work has sold both nationally and internationally, and this exhibition is his first solo show in nine years.