Alex Frost @ Sorcha Dallas

The first gallery is sparse, containing only two works: a wall-hung ceramic mosaic of a cereal that claims to lower cholesterol, and, on a column in the centre of the room, a small misshapen oven-baked polymer clay sculpture of a carton of rice milk. These sculptures give a taste of what's to come in the next gallery which, if the first gallery connotes “kitchen”, must surely connote “bathroom.”

A large drawing of a safety cap hangs on the wall next to a large mosaic sculpture of eye drops packaging. On the far side of the room a shelf holds the contents of a bathroom cabinet in the form of soothing creams, eye-drops and natural sleeping aids all rendered as oven-baked polymer sculptures.

In the case of his large mosaic sculptures, Frost sublimates everyday objects by enlarging them and rendering them in artistic materials. By distorting the shape of their normal packaging he creates a distance between the viewer and the object, changing the normal relationship between the two.

His smaller polymer clay sculptures seem to represent the detritus of the modern adult's stressful lifestyle. The products he depicts all have qualities that soothe, calm and aid the modern adult in his/her daily cleansing rituals, to help ease the “Fatigue” of the title.

The use of well-known brands in his work points towards an immersion in an image-based commercial culture, yet the overall mood of the exhibition is not a negative one. The large sculptures in particular are striking, vibrant in colour and delicately (lovingly) rendered.