The Past Outgrows You If You Don’t Outgrow The Past (2021)
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Installation
circa 4 x 4 x 2 metres
Hand-dyed, sewn and embroidered fabric, recycled stuffing,
vacuum air filling & found objects.
This installation is a large-scale replica of my childhood teddybear, created to address the symbiotic relationship between childhood and present. Set in a nostalgic environment which it has physically outgrown, it dominates the space it once had a set place in. This work is a form of dwelling, formulating the inevitable permeation of past ideas, thoughts and feelings into the present and speaking to an inner child that is materialised as monumental.
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Polaroid portraits of myself and the installation.
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