fear my pleasure, 2023, expanding foam, plaster, condoms, metal fixings, various objects ranging from 20 x 20 x 7 cm to 40 x 30 x 14 cm
fear my pleasure is an abstract sculptural work that explores notions of submission/dominance, constriction/expulsion, and stricture/agency through made objects and plaster forms. It aims to physicalise societal and personal tension around the exploration of sexuality and identity. Ultimately, this work seeks to bring pleasure to individuals who have been denied it or taught to deprive themselves of it for the benefit of others.
fear my pleasure (studies), 2023, expanding foam, plaster, condoms, zip ties
Elbows... Knees... Stomach (clay studies), 2023, earthenware raw
Venus (details), 2023, laser cut MDF, red wool, ceramic souvenir, oil on MDF
Venus is an expanded painting assemblage displayed on a mobile smart-board. Venus is informed by feminist notions of the gaze; exploring themes of surveillance and gender. Venus investigates and challenges normalised representations of the feminine. This artwork takes the classical painting, The Birth of Venus, portraying an idealised feminine figure and distorts its perception while challenging the structure of a painting.
Ariella's Ophelia, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 150 cm x 60 cm