Award winning Contemporary art gallery in Cranbrook, Kent

A doline is a naturally occurring, circular depression in the landscape, formed by gradual subsidence and often sheltered, green, and enclosed. These sunken forms create protected micro-environments, held within the surrounding terrain.

In Brian's "Doline", the hollow becomes a place of refuge — a contained, inward-looking space where depth, enclosure, and calm converge. Light settles into the recess, and shadow traces its edges, reinforcing a sense of protection and quiet withdrawal. The sculpture suggests a protective enclosure, where layered forms gather like ridge-lines curving inward, offering both depth and stillness.

The paper sculptures in Brian Reinker's Refuge Series explore the idea of refuge through organic and constructed forms inspired by both natural landscapes and man-made shelters. Each piece suggests a serene, protective space — a reflection of the calm and safety found in places of retreat.

The Refuse series showcases Brian’s signature understated, minimalistic, analogue collage style, in which emotion is expressed through a collection of three-dimensional paper cuttings. Brian loves working with coloured cardboard and paper developing this medium into a powerful visual language. The pieces in the Refuse series rely on the emotive juxtaposition of colour and simplified manually paper cuttings. His compositions are made dramatic and effective by the frames and boxes which are also designed by Brian to form part of the whole captivating concept.

On display at the Affordable Art Fair Brussels - 4-8 February 2026.