{"id":1882273,"date":"2026-04-14T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1882273"},"modified":"2026-04-14T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T21:00:00","slug":"lr-vandys-rope-sculptures-disentangle-histories-of-colonialism-and-transportation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1882273","title":{"rendered":"LR Vandy\u2019s Rope Sculptures Disentangle Histories of Colonialism and Transportation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe9cc265 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-12.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"an installation view of LR Vandy's 'Rise' exhibition featuring abstract sculptures made of rope and wooden parts\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Installation view of \u2018Rise\u2019 (2026), Yorkshire Sculpture Park, in collaboration with October Gallery. All work \u00a9 LR Vandy. Photo \u00a9 India Hobson, courtesy of Yorkshire Sculpture Park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">LR Vandy\u2019s Rope Sculptures Disentangle Histories of Colonialism and Transportation<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-14T13:00:00-05:00\">April 14, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><a class=\"category-history\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/history\/\" rel=\"tag\">History<\/a><a class=\"category-social-issues\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/social-issues\/\" rel=\"tag\">Social Issues<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F04%2Flr-vandy-rise-sculptures-history-rope-transportation-trade%2F&amp;title=LR%20Vandy%27s%20Rope%20Sculptures%20Disentangle%20Histories%20of%20Colonialism%20and%20Transportation\" aria-label=\"Share\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tShare\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-mail has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#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\" aria-label=\"Email\" class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \"><br \/>\n\t\t\tEmail\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"472807\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>For millennia, humans have navigated seas, rivers, and oceans as avenues for trade, exploration, conquest, and colonization. During the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Age_of_Discovery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Age of Discovery<\/a>\u2014an era interwoven with what\u2019s known as the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Age_of_Sail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Age of Sail<\/a>\u2014European explorers and traders embarked on journeys around the world to map previously uncharted continents, trade commodities, and establish new socio-political outposts. Imperial forces competed with one another to control as much as they could, all in the name of wealth and power, and individual landowners and traders profited immensely. But sustaining a presence in far-flung places would never have been remotely possible, nevertheless successful, without slavery.<\/p>\n<p>Well into the 19th century, humans were transported through a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gilderlehrman.org\/essays\/historical-context\/facts-about-slave-trade-slavery#:~:text=In%20all%2C%20some%20eleven%20to%20twelve%20million%20Africans%20were%20forcibly%20carried%20to%20the%20Americas.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vast slave network<\/a>, with millions crammed aboard ships bound for various parts of Europe or North America. For London-based artist <a href=\"https:\/\/www.octobergallery.co.uk\/artists\/lrvandy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LR Vandy<\/a>, the layered and often fraught legacies of labor, shipping, and trade undergird a distinctive sculptural practice.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-9.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472807\" title=\"\u201cSpinning a Yarn\u201d (2025).  Photo by India Hobson\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cSpinning a Yarn\u201d (2025).  Photo by India Hobson\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cSpinning a Yarn\u201d (2025).  Photo by India Hobson\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1963\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-9.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-472814\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cSpinning a Yarn\u201d (2025).  Photo by India Hobson <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Vandy\u2019s studio is based at <a href=\"https:\/\/thedockyard.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Chatham Historic Dockyard<\/a> in Kent, where the history of wooden ships is alive and well. She uses materials such as Manila rope\u2014a thick nautical rope made from the abaca plant, which is native to The Philippines\u2014bobbers, navigation equipment, ship\u2019s helms, hull-shaped wooden forms, and more, to explore the tangles of maritime history.<\/p>\n<p>Vandy\u2019s exhibition titled <em>Rise, <\/em>in The Weston Gallery at <a href=\"https:\/\/ysp.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yorkshire Sculpture Park<\/a>, marks the artist\u2019s first solo museum show. Many of the works seen here are included in the show, while others represent earlier pieces. In her most recent work, the rope is a central focus as she explores its \u201centanglement in human<br \/>history, its role in the development of civilisations, and its inextricable links to colonial enslavement of people,\u201d says an exhibition statement. Everyday objects are repurposed and manipulated in an ongoing inquiry into process and materials, especially \u201cdrawing attention to the social, economic and political systems embedded within everyday objects.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Anchoring the space at Yorkshire Sculpture Park is a giant, rope-covered form evocative of a maypole, nodding to historic European folk traditions that celebrate community, ritual,  and regeneration. Other objects appear to spin or sway, as if skirts are swishing or invisible players move through a series of games. \u201cMy practice centres the hidden human costs of colonialism, transportation systems and commodities, and the knotted histories of trade and power they contain,\u201d Vandy says in a statement. \u201cThe title, <em>Rise<\/em>, references ideas of resilience, protest, liberation, and collective joy explored through rituals and dance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>Rise <\/em>continues through September 13 in Wakefield. Learn more and plan your visit on the park\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/ysp.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a>, and follow Vandy on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lrvandy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> for updates.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-10.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472807\" title=\"Detail of \u201cSpinning a Yarn.\u201d Photo by India Hobson\" data-rl_title=\"Detail of \u201cSpinning a Yarn.\u201d Photo by India Hobson\" data-rl_caption=\"Detail of \u201cSpinning a Yarn.\u201d Photo by India Hobson\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1334\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-10.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-472811\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Detail of \u201cSpinning a Yarn.\u201d Photo by India Hobson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-5.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472807\" title=\"\u201cTransmitter\u201d (2023), wood, metal, and plastic, 47 x 19 x 14 centimeters. Courtesy of the artist and October Gallery, London\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cTransmitter\u201d (2023), wood, metal, and plastic, 47 x 19 x 14 centimeters. Courtesy of the artist and October Gallery, London\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cTransmitter\u201d (2023), wood, metal, and plastic, 47 x 19 x 14 centimeters. Courtesy of the artist and October Gallery, London\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2690\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-5.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-472816\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cTransmitter\u201d (2023), wood, metal, and plastic, 47 x 19 x 14 centimeters. Courtesy of the artist and October Gallery, London<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-7.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472807\" title=\"\u201cDancing in Time: The Ties That Bind Us.\u201d Installation view of \u2018Rise\u2019 (2026), Yorkshire Sculpture Park, in collaboration with October Gallery. Photo by India Hobson\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cDancing in Time: The Ties That Bind Us.\u201d Installation view of \u2018Rise\u2019 (2026), Yorkshire Sculpture Park, in collaboration with October Gallery. Photo by India Hobson\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cDancing in Time: The Ties That Bind Us.\u201d Installation view of \u2018Rise\u2019 (2026), Yorkshire Sculpture Park, in collaboration with October Gallery. Photo by India Hobson\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1126\" height=\"1309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-7.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-472818\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cDancing in Time: The Ties That Bind Us.\u201d Installation view of \u2018Rise\u2019 (2026), Yorkshire Sculpture Park, in collaboration with October Gallery. Photo by India Hobson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-6.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472807\" title=\"\u201cHeavy Is The Head That Wears The Crown: Flotilla No.1\u201d (2020), wood and metal, 150 x 112 centimeters. Courtesy of the artist and October Gallery, London\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cHeavy Is The Head That Wears The Crown: Flotilla No.1\u201d (2020), wood and metal, 150 x 112 centimeters. Courtesy of the artist and October Gallery, London\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cHeavy Is The Head That Wears The Crown: Flotilla No.1\u201d (2020), wood and metal, 150 x 112 centimeters. Courtesy of the artist and October Gallery, London\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1818\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-6.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-472817\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cHeavy Is The Head That Wears The Crown: Flotilla No.1\u201d (2020), wood and metal, 150 x 112 centimeters. Courtesy of the artist and October Gallery, London<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-2.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472807\" title=\"\u201cSpinning in Time: Isis\u201d (2024, Manila rope, wood, metal, copper and red cotton, 85 x 30 x 30 centimeters. \u00a9 LR Vandy. Courtesy of the artist and October Gallery, London\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cSpinning in Time: Isis\u201d (2024, Manila rope, wood, metal, copper and red cotton, 85 x 30 x 30 centimeters. \u00a9 LR Vandy. Courtesy of the artist and October Gallery, London\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cSpinning in Time: Isis\u201d (2024, Manila rope, wood, metal, copper and red cotton, 85 x 30 x 30 centimeters. \u00a9 LR Vandy. Courtesy of the artist and October Gallery, London\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-2.jpeg\" alt class=\"wp-image-472809\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cSpinning in Time: Isis\u201d (2024, Manila rope, wood, metal, copper and red cotton, 85 x 30 x 30 centimeters. \u00a9 LR Vandy. Courtesy of the artist and October Gallery, London<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-8.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472807\" title=\"\u201cLinked\u201d (2023), wood, rope, and metal, 63 x 25 x 20 centimeters. \u00a9 LR Vandy. Courtesy of the artist and October Gallery, London\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cLinked\u201d (2023), wood, rope, and metal, 63 x 25 x 20 centimeters. \u00a9 LR Vandy. Courtesy of the artist and October Gallery, London\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cLinked\u201d (2023), wood, rope, and metal, 63 x 25 x 20 centimeters. \u00a9 LR Vandy. Courtesy of the artist and October Gallery, London\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2729\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-8.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-472819\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cLinked\u201d (2023), wood, rope, and metal, 63 x 25 x 20 centimeters. \u00a9 LR Vandy. Courtesy of the artist and October Gallery, London<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-1.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472807\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-1.jpeg\" alt class=\"wp-image-472808\"><\/a><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-11.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472807\" title=\"Installation view of \u2018Rise.\u2019 Photo by India Hobson\" data-rl_title=\"Installation view of \u2018Rise.\u2019 Photo by India Hobson\" data-rl_caption=\"Installation view of \u2018Rise.\u2019 Photo by India Hobson\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1334\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-11.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-472812\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Installation view of \u2018Rise.\u2019 Photo by India Hobson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-3.jpeg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-472807\" title=\"\u201cSpinning in Time: Net\u201d (2024), Manila rope, wood, metal, copper, and red cotton, 73 x 15 x 15 centimeters\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cSpinning in Time: Net\u201d (2024), Manila rope, wood, metal, copper, and red cotton, 73 x 15 x 15 centimeters\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cSpinning in Time: Net\u201d (2024), Manila rope, wood, metal, copper, and red cotton, 73 x 15 x 15 centimeters\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-3.jpeg\" alt 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