Wedding cage
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>
2006
Bob Curtis
Dimensions
176cm x 63cm x 35cm
Courtesy of
Waterstones Booksellers, Thames and Hudson Publishers
Woven form made from shredded wedding dresses, Constructed into cotton and bonding warp. Supported on nylon thread from the ceiling, resting on the floor. Ostrich feathers placed around the bottom. The hip area is exaggerated, zip is functionable although impossible to wear. The textures reflect plumage of young birds.
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