Helen Marten's 2013 exhibition features 13 installations blending found objects and fabricated elements

In 2013, Helen Marten presented an exhibition showcasing 13 installations that combine both found and crafted objects, engaging viewers with items such as tangerines and cigarette packets. Among the installations, 'A Face the Same Colour As Your Desk' features four steel desk-like structures alongside 'Peanuts'. The main gallery displays five standalone pieces that reference interior design, including 'Ways to Inflate' and 'More Handles Than Fingers to Count On', a ceramic urn marked with 'Lauder'. Other works, like 'One for a Bin, Two for a Bench: Friend, Amigo, Sport', exhibit a cartoonish style. Four large portraits of Mozart and 'Traditional Teachers of English Grammar' with Victorian silhouettes introduce surreal elements. Marten's art contrasts with that of Isa Genzken and Steven Claydon, exploring themes of health and the effects of modernity on solitude. This exhibition was reviewed in ArtReview in March 2013.