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Cast bronze
6 x 10.5 x 11 cm
2026
My practice explores the environmental and social consequences of clothing consumption and waste. Working across sculpture, print, stitch, participatory projects and creative research, I investigate the relationships people form with their clothes and what happens when those relationships break down. Through everyday garments and discarded textiles, I seek to draw attention to the vast quantities of clothing that are produced, consumed and thrown away, often disappearing from public view once they enter waste streams.
This work (‘Smalls’, 11cm x 10.5cm x 6cm) takes as its starting point a pair of discarded knickers, an intimate and universally recognisable garment. Underwear occupies a unique position within the wardrobe: worn close to the body, often associated with ideas of privacy, care and hygiene, yet among the least visible of our possessions. Once discarded, such items are rarely discussed despite forming part of the millions of textiles that are sent to landfill, exported overseas or incinerated each year.
By casting waste knickers in bronze, a material traditionally associated with permanence, value and commemoration, I suggest a tension between the fleeting status of a disposable garment, the desirable enduring qualities of sculpture and the undesirable endurance of waste. The transformation invites viewers to reconsider what society values and what it chooses to overlook. In elevating an object commonly regarded as waste, the work asks us to reflect on our relationships with clothing, the hidden impacts of fashion consumption, and the material consequences of everyday acts of disposal.
Cast bronze
6 x 10.5 x 11 cm
2026
My practice explores the environmental and social consequences of clothing consumption and waste. Working across sculpture, print, stitch, participatory projects and creative research, I investigate the relationships people form with their clothes and what happens when those relationships break down. Through everyday garments and discarded textiles, I seek to draw attention to the vast quantities of clothing that are produced, consumed and thrown away, often disappearing from public view once they enter waste streams.
This work (‘Smalls’, 11cm x 10.5cm x 6cm) takes as its starting point a pair of discarded knickers, an intimate and universally recognisable garment. Underwear occupies a unique position within the wardrobe: worn close to the body, often associated with ideas of privacy, care and hygiene, yet among the least visible of our possessions. Once discarded, such items are rarely discussed despite forming part of the millions of textiles that are sent to landfill, exported overseas or incinerated each year.
By casting waste knickers in bronze, a material traditionally associated with permanence, value and commemoration, I suggest a tension between the fleeting status of a disposable garment, the desirable enduring qualities of sculpture and the undesirable endurance of waste. The transformation invites viewers to reconsider what society values and what it chooses to overlook. In elevating an object commonly regarded as waste, the work asks us to reflect on our relationships with clothing, the hidden impacts of fashion consumption, and the material consequences of everyday acts of disposal.