Burger Collection

Congratulations to Marguerite Humeau for being short-listed for the 2026 Turner Prize 🎉

Marguerite Humeau, “Jean, an Elephant watching the scene with a sense of wonder”, 2016, polystyrene, white paint, nylon, powder-coated metal

This earlier sculpture was part of Humeau’s show FOXP2 and in 2016 and belongs to a series that speculates on the way elephants communicate with one another and how they engage in language games and herd rituals. In preparation for this work, Humeau contacted a number of zoologists, paleontologists, biologists, and psychologists, and asked them to imagine what might have been the evolution of elephants if, instead of humans, they had been able to use language. Known for her supernatural, biomorphic sculptures and drawings, Humeau often places her works in complex installations that engage archeological and scientific imaginaries.

Marguerite Humeau (b. 1986) lives and works in London and received her MA from the Royal College of Art, London, in 2011. She recently showed a new body of work in Ishøj, Denmark, and in Florida.