Labour: Release/Suspension
2011 - 13
The Labour: Release/Suspension series constituted the first works to come out of the uckiood studio.
Challenging and divisive from the outset - the pair received immediate online and in-person abuse/threats on the back of the group’s exhibition - this collection of sculptures explore notions of identity and social expectation. Anger and frustration at modern society's tendency to engage with the superficial as opposed to the real internal self is articulated through the mute screams, the raw facial expressions and ruptured bodies. Fetal forms gasp for air and writhe in discomfort, struggling to break free from their bonds. Fusing traditional and modern sculptural methods with emotive and provocative subject matter, these pieces opens up a highly personal space wherein universal feelings of social restraint, self-loathing, despair and hope are laid bare.
Pieces from the series were shown in New York City NY (2012); Brussels, Belgium (2014); Seattle WA (2014) and Black Rock City NV (2012).
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