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ReJason®
Jason Taylor · New Mills · Making since 1999

Made within reason,made to surprise.

I started with tin cans in 90s Liverpool, then readymades and whatever I could find in Manchester, turning hundreds of everyday objects into new things for galleries and projects across the UK. These days I also help others play, experiment and make surprises of their own. Have a look around.

Practice
Lighting · Furniture · Sculpture · Workshops
Selected works
61 since 1999
Studio
New Mills, Derbyshire
Currently
Open for projects 2026–27

Featured work

Fun Limited

Fun Limited

Beach balls, foam, found objects and children – a six-week residency at Orleans House Gallery that took over the whole building inside and out.

Fill Bill

Fill Bill

What happens when you take a Billy bookcase seriously? A solo show at Civic Gallery Barnsley exploring the everyday object as sculpture.

Won't Sit Still

Won’t Sit Still

Scrub Together has made it out of storage and is part of this new exhibition at Manchester Art Gallery – a vibrant celebration of furniture and lighting across a century of collecting.

★ A year-long project

That year I made a thing every day.

Everyday Objects began in 2012 as a “one-item-a-day” blog dedicated to found materials and “near-rubbish.” The project gained immediate traction, leading to a booked touring show and a wealth of ideas that continue to fuel my practice today.

The exhibition toured seven galleries between 2013 and 2017, thanks to 20-21 Visual Arts Centre Scunthorpe, Barnsley Civic and The Harley Gallery.

Read the year →
Everyday Objects
Tin cans, mostly

Ways to leave a tin can.

I started cutting them up in the late 90s and never really stopped. Light, planter, mirror, sculpture, whatever. Forty-something so far, more in the pipeline.

Tuna Candles, 2003
Tuna Candles2003
Gold Can Clock, 2009
Gold Can Clock2009
Tin Lid Balls, 2011
Tin Lid Balls2011
Nonacans, 2011
Nonacans2011
Tin Can-dle, 2001
Tin Can-dle2001
Fountins, 2012
Fountins2012
Can Flower Power, 2013
Can Flower Power2013
Rusty Can Ivy, 2010
Rusty Can Ivy2010
Art Attachments, 2016
One from the archive

Art Attachments

2016· Residency· Artcore, Derby
See the project →

The Index, 1998 – 2026

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Get in touch.

Want me to make something, run a workshop, or come do a residency? Drop me a line – I’ll write back.

hello@rejason.co.uk →

Buy a thing.

Bits and bobs from the studio. Mostly one-offs. Priced fairly, packed carefully, sent when I get to the post office.

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