The Sugar Factory

2018

Acrylic, oils, and mixed media on canvas

200 x 1000 mm

The Tate & Lyle sugar refinery in London - a monumental industrial presence on the Thames and another landmark in Britain’s manufacturing history.

The scale and permanence of the factory contrast with the changing fortunes of the chocolate industry explored elsewhere in Kid in a Sweet Shop. It extends the story beyond Cadbury and Terry’s, towards the vast industrial systems that supply the products we consume.