Sculptural Textiles
I have been making sculptural forms since 2019. Some of these have been created as collaborative projects with academic researchers. My most recent personal work deals with the symptoms of Aphantasia (an inability to visualise), particularly my experience of SDAM (severe deficient autobiographical memory), the result of being unable to revisit past events in my mind’s eye. This artwork expresses our human need for a back-story and prompts us to consider the role memories play in the maintenance of our sense of identity.
Some of my 3D pieces incorporate non-textile media and you will find some of these in the Plastic Waste project area.
Filling the Void 2024
A collaboration with researchers at University of Sheffield, depicting new methods for replacing soft tissues after body trauma.
Canvas, netting, cotton, plywood, papier-mache, wire, paper, cord, thread.
D41 x W240 x H118 cm
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Ruby 2023
A portrayal of 40 years of my ‘lost’ life events, due to Aphantasia. The knots mourn the missing memories behind the recorded ‘headlines’.
Fabric, plastic netting, thread.
D109 x W109 x H95 cm
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Yes, it’s Plastic, But… 2022
Examining the complex issues around plastic reuse (a research collaboration with University of Sheffield).
Scrim, cotton, wire, organza, plastic netting, wood, thread.
D80 x W160 x H90 cm
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Father, Brothers, Husband 2022
Depicting an Aphantasic’s inability to recall faces. The words are facts I know to be true, though I can’t visualise them.
Plastic net, organza, thread.
D42 x W42 x H75 cm
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Forgotten Memories 2022
Portraying autobiographical memory-loss through 144 forgotten incidents from my diary, each embroidered onto organza, then coiled up, returned to its previous inaccessibility.
Wire, waxed cotton, organza, thread.
D4 x W84 x H84 cm
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Individuation 2021
A collaboration with researchers at Nottingham University, expressing Jung’s theory of the personality.
Wire; cotton; organza; cellophane; thread.
D56 x W56 x H76 cm
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#everythingsjustperfect 2022
A collaboration with researchers at Nottingham University, about the effects of social media on young people’s mental health.
Wood; cotton; netting; wool; beads; voile; thread.
W30 x H260 x D1cm
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