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Sally Hewett

Canterbury
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I am interested in the social and political history of stitching and embroidery. My practice centres around ideas of beauty and ugliness and the conventions which determine our definitions of each. Notions of beauty from Aristotle onwards have emphasised symmetry, proportion, and harmony but I am interested in picking apart and holding up these arbitrary and inherited definitions of perfection to scrutiny. Are some characteristics of bodies inherently beautiful or ugly or do fashion and convention prevent us from seeing them objectively? I am interested in how we see things and how we interpret what we see: does my particular way of representing bodies, using fabrics and stitching, affect how the content of the work is seen? For some of my recent work I have been researching medical conditions and surgical procedures.

 

160lb down

Louis’ Chair

The Milkmaid’s Tale

Petals

Convolvulus

Vasomotor Instability

Thin skinned

Feast of Venus

Kickass

Re-growth

Frida's soft kiss

Stopped at the border

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