Beyond the Boundaries

Catherine’s work and practice focuses around
the connection between the body and domestic,
exploring the relationships our bodies and our
discarded materials have within the physical
home. She also finds interest in exploring ideas
around a metaphorical home, a non-domestic
space such as heaven. The phrase ‘Pull the Plug’
means to stop something from happening, allowing
something to escape or fall through. A plug inside
the sink gathers all the food debris so it doesn’t
clog the drain. A plug in the bath allows the water
to fill up so we can wash ourselves, it harbours our
discarded cells of the body. A plug is the opening
between the domestic space and the systems
below that transport our discarded materials to
other spaces, often back to the ocean. Of course,
the contaminated water remnants from the drains
are treated first but tiny particles of ourselves
goes through all the systems and filters to end up
in the grander scheme of the world, in this ocean,
just floating around waiting. This piece of an
extra-large plug thinks about the larger discarded
parts of our bodies especially in COVID-19 times
but also what’s clogged up inside and where
we end up in the grander scheme of the world.
PuLL tHe PLug
Catherine McCaw-Aldworth
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