Desiccated hydrogel and mica flakes, 110 x 65 x 40cm.
This piece references the feats of endurance or the antidotes to sorcery found in tales such as the Wild Swans and the Children of Lir where the protagonist is tasked with an arduous test of faith or physical exercise designed to counteract the evil spell of the usually wicked stepmother (who is trying herself to eek out an existence in a patriarchal environment). In this instance it is the societal expectation of combining the mother/provider/career professional/carer and idealised woman that is the impossible task and ask. Like a shed skin, the incomplete dress has been discarded, its occupant hopefully liberated…
