Folded Flesh
The reconstruction of the author’s body as scultpure presents a complex relationship between subject and object. The author presents its own body as a fetish object, converted intro sculptures from fabric and perspex prints. The self-portraits represent a range of emotions, from pleasure to pain and extasis, sexualizing the author as if it was object to its own artistic practice.
Folded Flesh, low relief version. 2023.
140x100x25 cms
Fabric on fibreglass
Self-portrait in tension.
Photographic sculpture in perspex and rope. 2023
This 133 x 110 x 45 cm sculpture uses a self-portrait of the author as bases,
Folded Flesh, tied.
Photographic sculpture, print on velvet, wood, and rope. Size variable. 2023
The body of the author was printed on velvet and stuffed as a pillow. This new pillow-body has been
FPink Balloon Fetish.
Photographic sculpture, print on a blanket over plaster body cast. Size variable. 2023
This self-portrait of the author wearing fetish spiked gear has been printed on a soft blanket. The balloons are being poked with the spikes, contrasting to the wark and soft texture of the blanket. The underlying plaster was made with a bodycast of the author’s chest and their partners’.
