I’ve been looking into framing my security blanket. I didn’t want it to be in a normal frame because there isn’t a background to it so I was going to put it between two pieces of Perspex but when I lied it down behind glass to arrange the composition it looked terrible flat. It was squashed for a start but it also lost what it’s about. So I’m going to chance spraying it with the fire guard spray. I didn’t want to use it on this piece because it’s only made of thin paper and is very fragile, but if I spray it and then leave it to dry before moving it, it might just survive. I’d rather chance losing the piece than presenting it badly.
Security Blanket
Based on lung tissue this work has been screen printed using paper stencils. Each print has been cut out and the middles have been removed. They’ve finally been glued back together to form a blanket.
Obviously the blanket is useless, you couldn’t wrap yourself up in it and it wouldn’t give you any protection either. This work is about false assurances, we feel safe when we shut the wardrobe door before going to bed, pull the covers up when you hear a noise, or hide our faces with our hands when watching a scary film, all useless actions that none the less make us feel safe.
Fat Cell Boxes
These boxes are based on human fat cells and relate to the cosmetic industry and its use of packaging and display. Consisting of a series of boxes which sit inside one another, my work beautifies the subject matter, altering and enhancing the fat cell image. By removing the outer box lids the imagery gets stripped down to a basic form. The work is about manipulating the subject matter, to highlight how the cosmetic industry use fats in products that we apply to enhance our appearance.
Lung Tissue books
These books were developed to resemble the lungs. I used white card for the pages which where individually cut and pricked with a pin. It has no words or pictures and was designed to be viewed in a splayed position to be seen as a whole, becoming an object that folds away as a book.
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