Embracing the Shapes of Making
Embracing the Shapes of Making
Embracing the Shapes of Making is a participatory installation that invites the viewer to step into a creative world where reclaimed materials have led the making process. I intentionally worked without an outcome in mind allowing the sculptures to emerge through months of material experimentation. Creative decisions were made by following how the textiles resisted during the making process. An example of this is how I quilted the upcycled wool to increase its strength and highlight its variegated colours.
This way of making comes from the position that creativity does not only belong to the artist. The authorship of the work flows between me, the materials, the making processes and the engaged viewer. The installation is not finished when the making ends as the viewer is invited to attach wool beads to the sculptures allowing them to enter into the creative process. Creativity is shown not as a fixed point but a line that others are invited to follow.
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Every work comes with a certificate of authenticity. If it isn’t right when it arrives, you have fourteen days from delivery to return it and be refunded in full.
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We don’t currently have a gallery space where you can view the work in person, though depending on where you’re based, a studio visit can sometimes be arranged. What we’ve found, overwhelmingly, over twenty-two years: when someone falls for a piece on screen, the real thing is more, not less. Colour, surface, scale, presence. It works that way around. It’s why, across two decades, our returns have been minuscule.
But rest assured: if it isn’t right when it arrives, it can be returned within fourteen days.
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