canvas, stitch

The whole is greater than the sum of the parts is an assembalge of abstract, stitched body parts. Using flesh coloured threads, the process of intensively stitching the canvas distorts, and even sculpts, the cloth, creating a highly textured surface. 

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The whole is greater than the sum of the parts, 2018, detail, canvas, stitch.
Intensive stitching onto canvas can create sculptural forms, like this breast.

Here is a video of the process of sculpting with machine stitch: 

It has been exhibited as a suspended sculpture and standing on a plinth. It has also been worn! 

And here's a delightful and spontaneous interaction with the sculpture, featuring a little friend!

 

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