My area of research for a number of years has been the social construction of the feminine. I have realised this body of work by using the domestic icon as a metaphor for women in society, and in particular, by exploring the social definition that identifies women with specific objects and the gendered roles prescribed to women through the use of those objects. I see my work as a platform wherein women can and must be read in a context other than that of domestic virtue, where she has the freedom to choose the life she wants; the symbols that describe her, giving voice to strength, power and endurance.
Glamour 1993
Cast glass, mixed media
23 cm(H) x 11.5 cm(W) x 13.5 cm(D)
Photo credit; G Sargeant
Lightly toasted 1993
Steel toaster, glass, fluorescent lamp
Photo credit; G Sargeant
Labour of love 1994
Cast glass, mixed media
8.2 cm(H) x 12.5 cm(W) x 32.5 cm(D)
Photo credit; G Sargeant
Duck and trivet 1994
Cast glass, bakelite, filament lamp, 1927 Chevrolet radiator grill
19 cm(H) x 25 cm(W) x 15 cm(D)
Photo credit; G Sargeant
Ironic inversion 1995
Hills hoist, glass pegs, bud lights
240 cm(H) x 220 cm(W) x 225 cm(D)
Photo credit; G Sargeant
Ironic inversion (detail) 1995
Hills hoist, glass pegs, bud lights
240 cm(H) x 220 cm(W) x 225 cm(D)
Photo credit; G Sargeant
Chandelier for a glass ceiling 1997
Chromed copper tube, glass pegs, tube lights
124 cm(H) x 45 cm(W) x 45 cm(D)
Photo credit; I Hobbs
Chandelier for a glass ceiling (detail) 1997
Chromed copper tube, glass pegs, tube lights
124 cm(H) x 45 cm(W) x 45 cm(D)
Photo credit; I Hobbs
Lustre envy 1998
1920's Deco floor polisher, fibre optics, wood, halogen lights
110 cm(H) x 80 cm(W) x 80 cm(D)
Photo credit; M Scroop
Work for dainty fingers 1998
Steel, silver, wood, bakelite
85 cm(H) x 150 cm(W) x 100 cm(D)
Photo credit; I Hobbs
