What does it mean to make something by hand, again and again and again? To layer, to repeat, to leave a trace. Made of materials found in the Vindolanda collection, MacMurray has used beeswax, Haircap moss, Soay sheep wool and antler to create three sculptural works that appear to emerge from the museum walls. Echoing the slow, organic processes of growth, decay and preservation that have shaped the Vindolanda site for almost 2,000 years.
Renowned for creating immersive sculptural installations from unexpected and often overlooked materials, MacMurray has used contemporary techniques inspired by traditional making processes. Each material reflects the everyday resources available to the people who lived and worked at Vindolanda nearly 2,000 years ago, transformed through patience, labour and skill into objects that have endured through time to reach us today.
Presented as a triptych, Again & Again & Again sits within the museum galleries, creating an intimate conversation with the archaeological objects on display. Developed through human gesture and persistence, the artwork invites visitors to consider the enduring value of hand-making, repetition and material knowledge.
Again & Again & Again is the latest commission in The Land We Walk On, the Vindolanda Trust’s three-year contemporary arts programme, which brings artists into dialogue with the Trust’s internationally significant collections and pioneering climate research. Susie MacMurray is the Vindolanda Trust’s 2026 artist-in-residence.
