The Architecture of Empathy is the title of a marble statue by John Isaacs and at the same time
the basic attitude and raw material of all his works. The British artist made a name for
himself as a Young British Artist around Damien Hirst in the 1990s with his hyper-realistic wax
sculptures. Conscious about not locking himself into one style he experiments with a wide
variety of materials and techniques from ceramics neon bronze marble and sculpture to
photography. This richly illustrated publication is the first comprehensive overview of his
work from the 90s to the present and reveals not just his broad reaching multifaceted
technical scope but also his psycho-anthropological poetic through numerous essays and
conversations with companions.
