Luke Fuller’s practice engages with our natural and industrial landscapes in order to question our current existence and understanding. His interest with industry and landscape stems from his family connections in South Wales, where for generations his forbearers worked in the Steel and Coal Mining industries, specifically Port Talbot where the Steel Works collides with the sea on one side and mountains on the other. The work he produces is underpinned by his first-hand experiences in landscape and within industrial settings. These encounters have created a strong sense of place in his practice, to fuel his fascination of abstraction, construction and disruption of form.

Every location has its own history, culture and community, which is inherently marked by human experience. Luke reflects upon this notion of place, often forged through industrialisation, and our enduring dependence on raw materials. Through processes of construction and the physicality of making, his work explores the complex layers of our society and infrastructure, in order to critique and understand the context in which we live. Using clay and other materials as a vehicle, Luke expresses his perceptions of landscape and the ambiguous relationship between humans and the natural environment. The works which are forged are records of Fuller's experience with clay and are examples of the immediacy the material offers. He manifests his thoughts and concerns through processes of construction and the physicality of making.

The artist's work embodies a raw energetic power; its variegated forms and unbounded textural surfaces are inspired by the parallel layers of rock strata built up over a period of time. This can be closely compared to his process of compacting and pressing clay layer by layer into a cardboard mould. His technical facility allows him to push the sculptural aspect of his work to new and unexpected forms, which recall naturally wrought compositions of rock and stone risen from the earth.

Luke Fuller graduated in Ceramics & Glass from the Royal College of Art in 2020, being awarded the Charlotte Fraser Scholarship for outstanding work. Since completing his BA in 3D Design & Craft at the University of Brighton in 2018, he has won several prestigious prizes and bursaries, including New Designer of the Year at the Business Design Centre, 2018; and the Nagoya University of Art, Grand Prize, 2018. His work features in notable private and public collections, including the Victoria & Albert Museum, UK.