A series of plaster casts of the inside of mens’ business suit pockets. These previously never been seen spaces are revealed showing every stitch , crease, corner of fluff , texture of fabric. Pockets are first stitched together with other suit fabric to make the mould and create abnormally long, extended, voluminous pieces. The ink … Read more
This piece was installed at Huddersfield Art Gallery , as part of the exhibition “Borrow Pit” , with the Yorkshire Sculptors Group, 2023. size variable , here 2.5m x 2m x 1mmens business suits, wire, stuffing, mascara, bra wire, glazed ceramic, thread, safetey pins Borrow pit is a building term referring to a hole, pit … Read more
Knives Out is a piece that confronts male violence against women and girls. The central head-like form has been constructed with several bras stitched together, then poured with plaster dyed black. This form bristles with knife-like protrusions, made by rolling clay into bras, which aggressively stick out – their sharp edges shouting danger – dont … Read more
Shebang is my largest cast form to date, the mould was created using 20 bras from different women, stitched together. The tiny “flower bud” forms are partially glazed ceramic – the clay was rolled into bras to capture the texture. Through the casting process, some parts of the sculpture that are less supported have come … Read more
“Dark Cloud” is a hanging ceramic piece , constructed with around 400 black, glazed “fingerprints” : tiny pieces of clay that I have repeatedly pinched into distorted representations of the human mark. It was shown at The Fresh Air Sculpture Show, 2022. glazed stoneware ceramic, wireapprox 80 x 70 x 70 cmprice on request
The Tooth and Claw Collection is an ongoing series of casts of bras , made in hard wearing plaster of paris, dyed black. Each piecehas a slightly sinister or dangerous feel: a weapon, missile head or giant claw or tooth from an archaeological dig. I wanted there to be a hint of history. Each bra … Read more
“Squeezed” is a bunch of glazed ceramic forms, each has been created by squeezing clay aggressively in my fist, making a mark and capturing a level of emotion. Resembling a bunch of fruit , on closer inspection they look visceral , like intestines, the glazes slippery and pastel. installed at R.H.S. Harlow carr, Cannon Hall … Read more
Pernicious is a collection of 30 glazed ceramic pieces , installed in the ground using steel rods. Each piece is constructed with hundreds of “fingerprints”- vigorously squeezed pieces of clay. Varying sizes and complexity. Pernicious has been installed in R.H.S. Harlow Carr, Wentworth Castle Gardens and most recently at the Fresh Air Sculpture Show , … Read more
Mens’ business suit pockets are cast in plaster of paris. The hidden, secretive form of the inside of the pocket is revealed and exposed. Ink has bled and splashed, shreds of embedded material and clinging threads. The larger ones are created by sewing more suit material to the pocket mould, to enlarge, manipulate and extend … Read more
The Bra Rifle Range is an ongoing series of paint-print-drawings. Photos of bras sent to me during the coronavirus lockdown are layered, drawn and painted. Please send any photos of bras, vests, sports bras, old/new/knackered- not being worn please! to sally@sallybarker.org to become part of the Bra Rifle Range- a collection of liberated bras during … Read more