THE PLEA
AN INSTALLATION
MAX LIVESEY
PROJECT PROPOSAL
FOR OCTOBER 2026
Work in progress for The Plea. Bronze bell, rope, timber, and found objects. The author, 2026.
1. THE SPACE: THE LEPER CHAPEL, CAMBRIDGE
Above: exterior views of The Leper Chapel, Cambridge. All are digital photographs by the author, 2025-6.
Above: interior views of The Leper Chapel, Cambridge. All are digital photographs by the author, 2025-6.
2. THE PLANS
Above: plans for The Plea, 2026. Grey indicates the infrastructure of the building, and red indicates my proposed sculptural intervention in it. All are A4 drawings by the author, 2026.
The installation will be a reconstruction of a medieval court room. Details include a stand, a table for the judge, and a bell made to look like it has fallen from a height.
Above: updated design for the Stand, which will be one of the main components of the installation. A5 drawing by the author, 2026.
3. WORK IN PROGRESS
First image: a section of the Stand, for The Plea. Softwood, 100cm x 60cm.
Second image: mock setup for a collapsed bell, to be part of The Plea. Bronze bell, rope, timber, and found objects.
Third image: Three Arches, 2026. A3, pen and gouache on paper. Drawing combining graffiti on the Leper Chapel, with the interior arch.
All works and images by the author, 2026.
Above: an extract of a draft of the written fiction component of The Plea. The author, 2026.