Artist, born in Birmingham, who did a fine art foundation course at Bournville College, Birmingham, 1991–3, his master’s at Goldsmiths’ College School of Art, 1996. He was included in the Neurotic Realism series of exhibitions launched by Saatchi Gallery in 1999, Saatchi Collection holding his work. Hiorns’ output included depictions of the Chartres and Notre Dame cathedrals, card constructions with cobalt and chemical growth embellishments. In 2003, Hiorns’ dramatic work Vauxhall, comprising a steel grating and a flame, was displayed in Tate Britain’s sculpture court. Lived in London.