Rob Lenihan Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

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Growing up is rarely a straight path. It’s full of tension between who you are and who you’re expected to be, between safety and risk, between holding on and letting go. My work explores that in-between space: the uncertain, transition from youth to adulthood.

I’m drawn to the way we carry both vulnerability and power. How identity is formed while navigating pressure, confusion, mental health challenges, and the need to belong. How youthful energy creates new mythology connected to ancient archetypes. These themes are rooted in my own experiences, and those of the people around me

The pieces I create are inspired by the quiet strength I see in young people and their hidden inner world. They sit at the intersection of street culture, identity, mythology, memory, and transformation, drawing upon influences as diverse as graffiti art, classical sculpture, and electronic dance music. These varied currents flow into small, three dimensional, hand-made, sculpted memories of youth and the urban experience.