‘A Hundred Miles’ is a kind of diary for me. Like most people, I pick up a lot of paper in my daily life and most of it is thrown away afterwards. For this installation, I’ve kept the wrapping paper from Christmas and my Birthday, Work rotas, magazines and flyers – mostly Tate ones, so they are a personal reflection of the exhibitions I see daily.
I’ve used baby shoes as for me, they represent early stages of thought and naivety over waste.
I’m hoping people will stop and think about how much paper they touch and abandon.
As part of ‘De Junk Re Junk’ Williamson Art Gallery, Wirral until 7 July 2013.
Wendy,
Was almost immediately drawn to your work in the Williamson. It was striking and i loved the impact of the different material you used for each set of baby shoes. I took quite a few pictures and a sample of them are here. http://flic.kr/s/aHsjGgARXZ
Thank you! I’m just in the process of doing an installation for the church near the Williamson, then another for the Chapel gallery in Ormskirk, so quite busy at the moment. I love your photos of the shoes!.