{"id":4637,"date":"2026-05-28T20:44:10","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T19:44:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/ds26\/?p=4637"},"modified":"2026-06-01T16:07:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T15:07:30","slug":"marcus-hills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/ds26\/marcus-hills\/","title":{"rendered":"Marcus Hills"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"sitecontainer\">\n<div class=\"pagecontainer\">\n<h4 class=\"homepage-heading-h4\">Degree Show 2026<\/h4>\n<div class=\"postcontainer\">\n<h1 class=\"thestudentpostname\" id=\"studentpostname\">Marcus Hills<\/h1>\n<h3>BA Art and Design<\/h3>\n<p class=\"studentstatement\">Hills\u2019 practice explores relationships between human and nonhuman beings through speculative and humorous artefacts. In designing and making these objects Hills interrogates the extent to which we as humans acknowledge our entanglement with nonhuman actors be it soil or satellites. He aims to provide a space for audience\u2019s to reflect on their own attitudes towards the organic and digital nonhuman beings we live alongside and invite further imagination about how these relationships could be different.<\/p>\n<div class=\"socialstack\"><span class=\"material-icons md-24\">handshake<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/marcushills_?igsh=ZjhhNW0yZzgzZDdl&#038;utm_source=qr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect with <span id=\"withme\"><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><!--FILE01 IMG--><\/p>\n<div class=\"mediafileviewer mfvimages\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading =\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/ds26\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/marcus-hills-AD-01.jpg_Marcus-Hills.jpg\" width=\"100%\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1426px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1426\/2183;\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mfv-caption\">\u2018Soil Gazing Bench\u2019 &#8211; This sculptural piece of furniture aims to shift the users attention to the overlooked and unexplored earth beneath our feet, offering a place to reflect on our entangled lives and commune with lost loved ones once more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--FILE02 IMG--><\/p>\n<div class=\"mediafileviewer mfvimages\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading =\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/ds26\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/marcus-hills-AD-02.jpg_Marcus-Hills.jpg\" width=\"100%\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1980px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1980\/1299;\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mfv-caption\">\u20183D Printed Maquettes\u2019 &#8211; These three maquettes reflect the formal refinement of my bird listening installation. These were designed using Shapr3D and allowed me to explore a variety of styles and construction techniques before building the final installation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--FILE03 IMG--><\/p>\n<div class=\"mediafileviewer mfvimages\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading =\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.schoolofdesignleeds.com\/ds26\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Marcus-Hills-03-scaled.jpg\" width=\"100%\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1707px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1707\/2560;\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mfv-caption\">\u2018New Ways of Listening\u2019 &#8211; This installation invites viewers into a shelter inspired by the nests of the Weaver Bird, and listen to a soundscape exploring how A.I might allow us to translate birdsong into music that we may empathise with. 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