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Waisted/wasted

By <a href="https://axisweb.org/artist/lucybrown" title="Lucy Brown" class="inline font-bold underline transition-opacity duration-100 hover:opacity-50 focus:opacity-50"> Lucy Brown </a> 2018
Waisted/wasted is from the Offerings series of Woven Anti-Form Works exploring femaleness, her body and time making. The material meanings and process are critical in these works. Made between two spaces, one private; the Artists Studio, and the other in full view of the public; the Gallery Space. Waisted/wasted re-works areas of the waist and hips into silver grey ribbons, pinned and re-(loomed) tensioned, cutting through the architecture of the Gallery space….bringing herself to you . Waisted/wasted was finally completed on site at R Space Gallery, Lisburn Northern Ireland during ‘Offerings’ Solo Exhibition 2018. Materials; Vintage& second-hand 1950’s ball gowns, dresses and petticoat slips. Satin Ribbon. Dressmaking pins. Steel tacks Installation view. Offerings’ Solo Exhibition 2018. R-Space Gallery. Northern Ireland. Photographers credit; Simon Mills 2018©

Simon Mills 2018©

Simon Mills 2018©

Simon Mills 2018©

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