{"id":472807,"date":"2026-04-14T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/?p=472807"},"modified":"2026-04-14T11:49:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T16:49:28","slug":"lr-vandy-rise-sculptures-history-rope-transportation-trade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2026\/04\/lr-vandy-rise-sculptures-history-rope-transportation-trade\/","title":{"rendered":"LR Vandy&#8217;s Rope Sculptures Disentangle Histories of Colonialism and Transportation"},"content":{"rendered":"\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\"><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&#039;s &quot;Rise&quot;\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-12.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-12-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-12-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-12-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-12-1536x1025.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Installation view of &#8216;Rise&#8217; (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\n\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\"><h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">LR Vandy&#8217;s Rope Sculptures Disentangle Histories of Colonialism and Transportation<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-04-14T13:00:00-05:00\">April 14, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\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\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><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\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\"><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&#038;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\">\n\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 2C6.5 2 2 6.5 2 12c0 5 3.7 9.1 8.4 9.9v-7H7.9V12h2.5V9.8c0-2.5 1.5-3.9 3.8-3.9 1.1 0 2.2.2 2.2.2v2.5h-1.3c-1.2 0-1.6.8-1.6 1.6V12h2.8l-.4 2.9h-2.3v7C18.3 21.1 22 17 22 12c0-5.5-4.5-10-10-10z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \">\n\t\t\tShare\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n\n\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=\"mailto:?subject=LR%20Vandy%27s%20Rope%20Sculptures%20Disentangle%20Histories%20of%20Colonialism%20and%20Transportation&#038;body=LR%20Vandy%27s%20Rope%20Sculptures%20Disentangle%20Histories%20of%20Colonialism%20and%20Transportation%20&mdash;%20https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thisiscolossal.com%2F2026%2F04%2Flr-vandy-rise-sculptures-history-rope-transportation-trade%2F\" aria-label=\"Email\"  class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-anchor\">\n\t\t<svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M20,4H4C2.895,4,2,4.895,2,6v12c0,1.105,0.895,2,2,2h16c1.105,0,2-0.895,2-2V6C22,4.895,21.105,4,20,4z M20,8.236l-8,4.882 L4,8.236V6h16V8.236z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t<span class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link-label \">\n\t\t\tEmail\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<button class=\"simplefavorite-button preset\" data-postid=\"472807\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\" style=\"\"><i class=\"sf-icon-bookmark\" style=\"\"><\/i>Bookmark<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\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&#8217;s 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\n\n\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\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1963\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-9.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-472814\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-9.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-9-640x628.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-9-960x942.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-9-768x754.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-9-1536x1508.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Spinning a Yarn&#8221; (2025).  Photo by India Hobson <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Vandy&#8217;s 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&#8217;s helms, hull-shaped wooden forms, and more, to explore the tangles of maritime history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vandy&#8217;s 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&#8217;s 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 &#8220;entanglement in human<br>history, its role in the development of civilisations, and its inextricable links to colonial enslavement of people,&#8221; says an exhibition statement. Everyday objects are repurposed and manipulated in an ongoing inquiry into process and materials, especially &#8220;drawing attention to the social, economic and political systems embedded within everyday objects.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\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. &#8220;My practice centres the hidden human costs of colonialism, transportation systems and commodities, and the knotted histories of trade and power they contain,&#8221; Vandy says in a statement. &#8220;The title, <em>Rise<\/em>, references ideas of resilience, protest, liberation, and collective joy explored through rituals and dance.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Rise <\/em>continues through September 13 in Wakefield. Learn more and plan your visit on the park&#8217;s <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\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1334\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-472811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-10.jpg 1334w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-10-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-10-960x1439.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-10-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-10-1025x1536.jpg 1025w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1334px) 100vw, 1334px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Detail of &#8220;Spinning a Yarn.&#8221; Photo by India Hobson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2690\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-472816\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-5.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-5-640x861.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-5-960x1291.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-5-768x1033.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-5-1142x1536.jpg 1142w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-5-1523x2048.jpg 1523w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Transmitter&#8221; (2023), wood, metal, and plastic, 47 x 19 x 14 centimeters. Courtesy of the artist and October Gallery, London<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1126\" height=\"1309\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-472818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-7.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-7-640x744.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-7-960x1116.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-7-768x893.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1126px) 100vw, 1126px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Dancing in Time: The Ties That Bind Us.&#8221; Installation view of &#8216;Rise&#8217; (2026), Yorkshire Sculpture Park, in collaboration with October Gallery. Photo by India Hobson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1818\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-472817\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-6.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-6-640x582.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-6-960x873.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-6-768x698.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-6-1536x1396.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Heavy Is The Head That Wears The Crown: Flotilla No.1&#8221; (2020), wood and metal, 150 x 112 centimeters. Courtesy of the artist and October Gallery, London<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-472809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-2.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-2-640x841.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-2-960x1261.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-2-768x1009.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-2-1169x1536.jpeg 1169w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-2-1559x2048.jpeg 1559w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Spinning in Time: Isis&#8221; (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\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2729\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-472819\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-8.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-8-640x873.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-8-960x1310.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-8-768x1048.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-8-1126x1536.jpg 1126w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-8-1501x2048.jpg 1501w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;Linked&#8221; (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\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2282\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-472808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-1.jpeg 2000w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-1-640x730.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-1-960x1095.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-1-768x876.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-1-1346x1536.jpeg 1346w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-1-1795x2048.jpeg 1795w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1334\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-472812\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-11.jpg 1334w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-11-640x960.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-11-960x1439.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-11-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/vandy-11-1025x1536.jpg 1025w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1334px) 100vw, 1334px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Installation view of &#8216;Rise.&#8217; 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