Corset
By
Amy Houghton
2006
Amy Houghton
Dimensions
30cm x 30cm x 6cm
Courtesy of
North East Somerset Arts, Arts Council South West
Corset was made in response to a story told to me during a reminiscence session with a group of older people from Radstock, Bath.
"…'Oh I say ain't it hot, I say my corsets are killing me' so I said 'well take em off'…she took them corsets off and we came back and sat in our seats and she said 'what can I do with it?' I said 'shove it down the back of the seat and leave it'. Of course we shoved it down behind the seat and we gradually moved a few rows out of the way…"
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