{
  "id": 2006340,
  "title": "Damien Hoar de Galvan Puzzles Scraps of Reclaimed Wood for a Daily Sculpture Project",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/damien-hoar-de-galvan-puzzles-scraps-of-reclaimed-wood-for-a-daily",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-19T19:31:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Colossal",
    "slug": "colossal",
    "url": "https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/08/damien-hoar-de-galvan-wood-sculptures/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Damien Hoar de Galvan, an artist from Milton, Massachusetts, embarked on a daily sculpture project in January 2024. For the next year, he would create a small wood assemblage each day using scraps of reclaimed wood. This new direction aimed to bring back the joy and play in his creative process.\n\nAt first, Hoar de Galvan did not plan to exhibit his works but focused on trusting his intuition and pushing himself in a new direction. The artist rarely sketched a composition before gluing and painting the wood scraps, starting with a shape or color that interested him. As he worked, he was often surprised by the direction the piece took and what it eventually became.\n\nA trip to Barcelona briefly interrupted the project, but by the end of 2024, Hoar de Galvan had completed 362 sculptures – just four short of a leap year total. It was only after a meeting with ICA Boston curator Tessa Bachi Haas that he began to think about showcasing the works. Consequently, he received the 2025 James and Audrey Foster Prize, which included a solo exhibition at the museum titled \"I don’t think I’m ever gonna figure it out.\"\n\nThe complete collection consisted of five long shelves filled with diverse yet cohesive sculptures. Each piece, standing just a few inches tall, is a record of a specific moment while together, they symbolize a year of devotion and experimentation. Hoar de Galvan explained that many times, ideas would arise when he was working on a sculpture, and he had no time to change his approach for that day, but he would try the idea at a later time. In essence, there were invisible connections running through all the works.\n\nCurrently, Hoar de Galvan is working towards exhibitions at Tokyo's Gallery Side2 and Gallery Naga, where he is represented. To stay updated on his latest pieces, follow him on Instagram.",
  "summary": "From reclaimed wood, Damien Hoar de Galvan pieces together dynamic sculptures for a daily project. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Damien Hoar de Galvan Puzzles Scraps of Reclaimed Wood for a Daily Sculpture Project appeared first on Colossal .",
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