SLOWLY - 2017, Rope, synthetic hair, wool, silk, paper, leather, bone, bell, looped sound recording.

A Play written by Howard Barker Directed by Zoe Grisedale Sherry The Crypt Gallery, June 2017.

Costume for four female characters:

SIGN – a suicide

CALF – the subject of an atrocity

PAPER – a willing whore

BELL – a reluctant whore

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“Disappearing in one form – re-appearing in another.” (play quote)  

The question of the four characters looming demise is the subject of the play. Each character embodies an aspect of human nature, grappling with the decision of whether to live a degraded life or die with dignity. Whilst producing the costumes, I became aware of their value as objects without need of a participant to animate them. I was intrigued by their possible subsequent arrangements. Also, their ability to communicate the mood of the text that inspired their creation.