The Nervous System (Umbilical), 2025 is part of the ‘Rope Makers’ series by Conrad Shawcross and is the artist’s most ambitious rope machine to date. At 10m high, and spanning 12m in diameter the work is monumental in both its scale and complexity.

Installation in the public atrium at 590 Madison Avenue, New York. An elaborate, hand-wrought rope machine in wood, steel and cord, The Nervous System (Inverted) hangs 50 feet above the ground, the intricate structure of axles, gears, and drive shafts spanning 25 feet in diameter.

Temporary installation in Kingsway Tram Tunnel, London