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1st Door on the Left: 8' x 4' x 4' Timber, bamboo and mixed media 2007
The Healing: 4' x 4' x 4' Steel, willow, silk sarees, embroidered cotton pillows 2006
'The Healing' nest was lined with embroidered cotton pillows depicting sentiments from birthday cards collected from my childhood.
Through the Gates: 4m x 2m x 30cm Bamboo and mixed media 2005
'Through the Gates' was a temporary site-specific installation, first exhibited at the scenic Hardcastle Craggs, as part of the Hebden Bridge Sculpture Trail, North Yorkshire, UK
Putting our Dreams to Bed: 2.5m (h) x 3.5m (l) x 2.5m (w) Timber, willow, fabric, mixed media 2005
'Putting our Dreams to Bed’ was a response to the installation shown below, 'Winds of Change'.
Initially a page was set up on my website, through which members of the public could submit a secret dream or desire. I was intrigued to see whether anyone would respond to such an invitation, so I requested that they input their secret dream, the date and their location in the world. After telling a few friends, I waited to see what would happen. Within a two-week period, over 63 secret dreams crossed my path, some from as far reaching as Fiji, New Zealand and Cameroon.
Each and every secret was astonishingly heartfelt, and dutifully, I gave each one its own wing and allowed it to float on the breeze.
The following year, I was invited to exhibit at the same outdoor sculpture show, and felt that the piece needed some closure. So each wing became part of the patchwork quilt in ‘Putting our Dreams to Bed’. Viewers could lie underneath the bed and read their secrets whilst gazing up to the sky.
Ironically I left a comments book under the bed, and over the course of a weekend, the pages were filled with more anonymous and heartfelt secrets. The artwork itself became a confessional for those wishing to share a little of their private hopes and fears – it was truly humbling experience.
Winds of Change: Silk, silk organza, wire. 1.5m x 1m x 63 sections 2004
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1st Door on the Left: 8' x 4' x 4' Timber, bamboo and mixed media 2007
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1st Door on the Left’ is a a freestanding, self-supporting structure and is made entirely from natural materials, and elements found in the local environment. Providing a humorous glance at our own mental barriers, the artwork aims to awaken a sense of our childhood curiosity, conjuring up memories of childhood enchantment and forgotten fairy tales. |
The Healing: 4' x 4' x 4' Steel, willow, silk sarees, embroidered cotton pillows 2006
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Through the Gates: 4m x 2m x 30cm Bamboo and mixed media 2005
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Putting our Dreams to Bed: 2.5m (h) x 3.5m (l) x 2.5m (w) Timber, willow, fabric, mixed media 2005
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Initially a page was set up on my website, through which members of the public could submit a secret dream or desire. I was intrigued to see whether anyone would respond to such an invitation, so I requested that they input their secret dream, the date and their location in the world. After telling a few friends, I waited to see what would happen. Within a two-week period, over 63 secret dreams crossed my path, some from as far reaching as Fiji, New Zealand and Cameroon.
Each and every secret was astonishingly heartfelt, and dutifully, I gave each one its own wing and allowed it to float on the breeze.
The following year, I was invited to exhibit at the same outdoor sculpture show, and felt that the piece needed some closure. So each wing became part of the patchwork quilt in ‘Putting our Dreams to Bed’. Viewers could lie underneath the bed and read their secrets whilst gazing up to the sky.
Ironically I left a comments book under the bed, and over the course of a weekend, the pages were filled with more anonymous and heartfelt secrets. The artwork itself became a confessional for those wishing to share a little of their private hopes and fears – it was truly humbling experience.
Winds of Change: Silk, silk organza, wire. 1.5m x 1m x 63 sections 2004
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