I enjoyed a two year residency at the Imperial War Museum at Duxford culminating in a solo show in, the then brand new, Airspace hangar (built to house the British Aviation Collection).

Turner Prize winner Richard Deacon agreed to mentor me for the project, for which I am eternally grateful. He bolstered my confidence and gave critical feedback on my work.

A series of sculpture, drawings and photographs can be seen below:

Sacre Coeur by Victoria Burton-Davey
Sacre Coeur, linen, birch ply, aircraft stringer H100cm x L190cm x W60cm
Blackbird by Victoria Burton-Davey
Blackbird, plastic film, birch ply, aircraft wing stand H80cm x L150cm x W110cm
Reach, birch ply, aircraft paint, linen H160cm x L190cm x W110
Dove III by Victoria Burton-Davey
Dove III, aircraft linen, birch ply H90cm x L160cm x W110cm
Cepheid by Victoria Burton-Davey
Cepheid, aircraft linen, birch ply, aircraft stringer H3m x L4m x W3m

There was lots of room to develop a body of larger work in the Conservation Hangar where I worked along side the Conservation Team. They shared their skills with me: bending and shaping aluminium, riveting, and stitching Irish linen over birch ply frames on bi-planes. I even got a chance to help with the stitching on the Oxford WWII aircraft which is hanging in the British Aviation Collection.

Reach by Victoria Burton-Davey
Reach, birch ply, aircraft paint, linen H160cm x L190cm x W110
Open to Light by Victoria Burton-Davey
Open to Light (detail), birch ply and aircraft paint, H130cm x L170cm x W100cm
Wave (element) by Victoria- Burton-Davey
Wave (element) by Victoria- Burton-Davey

Drawing is always integral to my creative process. These studies in ink were displayed as part of the interim show at Robert Burt Gallery in London, and at the final show at IWM Duxford.