ON REFLECTION, 2017
The soluble capsules contain text that has been hand stitched in mirror-writing. In order to read the words it is necessary to look through the mirror. The distorted view of how eating disorder sufferers see themselves is reflected in the words, ‘bulky’, ‘gigantic’, ‘fat’....
Measurement: 9cm x 9cm
Process: Hand stitch
Materials: Powder compact, capsules, textile, silk threads
Exhibited in:
13th International London Eating Disorder Conference, University College London (2017)
What’s Going On Upstairs, The Knitting & Stitching Show, Alexandra Palace, London (2018)
What’s Going On Upstairs, The Knitting & Stitching Show, The RDS, Gallery TG6, Simmonscourt, Dublin (2018)
What’s Going On Upstairs, The Knitting & Stitching Show, Convention Centre, Harrogate (2018)
BEAT Eating Disorder International Conference, Imperial College London (2018)
14th International London Eating Disorders Conference, QEII Centre, Westminster (2019)
Image and Narrative: Illness, Recovery, Change at The University of Nottingham (2019)
East Midlands Mental Health Service Innovators Conference, First Steps, University of Derby (2019)