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Residency at the Brewery Tap, Folkestone, 2021 Challenging the parameters of my practice. |
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Dalloway & Ramsey There is a tangible perception of an outer, self-controlled persona with it’s inner, intuitive yet uncontrolled thoughts. Originating from the pages of the novelist Virginia Woolf; these unassuming and enfolded sculptures invite a spatial awareness in which to consider the absent, presence of a body. The principal character of Mrs Dalloway, obsessed to conform and fit into her world, now middle aged, Mrs Dalloway wants to be wrapped and unchallenged. Yet is troubled as she reflects and questions what is life’s true meaning and wither happiness is truly possible. Mrs Ramsey from To a Lighthouse, is a husk of traditional femininity and materiality, who aims to create a peaceful environment, even if it is only temporary and reinforces gender roles. A source of ethereal light till her death, she believed men due to their role of authority were in need of constant reassurance, which women could and should provide. 2021 Turner Contemporary, Margate selected by Margate Pride 2019 Derek's Room, University of Kent, Canterbury / Wavelengths 2 - Kaleidoscope Gallery, Sevenoaks |
Stairway
A stairway is a way to get between different levels by traveling up or down a flight of stairs. It has no function other than being a link between two or more spaces. Like sticky tape it connects what otherwise would be detached.
The husk at present is awaiting to be reassembled. When or if it is, it will never be able to function like the original stairway. Rather it will flop, bend and give way under pressure and be perceived as unfunctional, worthless and disposable.
This project has not been completed due to lockdown, but the work has taken on a greater affiliation to its philosophical function as the sellotape bridges one space to another.
A stairway is a way to get between different levels by traveling up or down a flight of stairs. It has no function other than being a link between two or more spaces. Like sticky tape it connects what otherwise would be detached.
The husk at present is awaiting to be reassembled. When or if it is, it will never be able to function like the original stairway. Rather it will flop, bend and give way under pressure and be perceived as unfunctional, worthless and disposable.
This project has not been completed due to lockdown, but the work has taken on a greater affiliation to its philosophical function as the sellotape bridges one space to another.
