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Nancy Seary
nancyseary@googlemail.com | 07446 404792
I create works based on my own observations,
thoughts, and encounters surrounding the idea
of being a feminist within a contemporary
society, by re-configuring craft methodologies
as high-art. My practice involves subverting
traditionally gendered materials such as fabric
and thread, and processes such a sewing.
Through this I push the boundaries of longestablished
crafting methods to create playful
yet awkward objects. Each piece has its own
identity and at the same time becomes part of a
larger conversational exchange. Within the
works I use processes of deconstruction,
manipulation, and decoration to suggest the
forms of human anatomy. Through this I aim to
create an introspective space which examines
and questions gender roles and female
identities. I also use text in the works as both a
research tool and a medium. I steal, borrow, and
invent quotes and statements, recording and
scribbling them in notebooks. I am constantly
observing and listening to the world around me
in order to document my findings and support
new works. By commenting on perceptions of
women through visual objects and text, I want
to open the viewer’s eyes to the everyday
liberations and hindrances attached to being
female within contemporary society.
‘Untitled’, 2015
‘Untitled’, 2015
‘Untitled’, 2015
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