B00bs

B00bs began as an exploration of an aspect of 'figurative' sculpture, drawing on the changing forms of breasts through ageing and motherhood, and the unpredictable behaviour of hand-extruded silicone. Using a sealant gun and motorised display turntable, the process loosely imitates both a 3D printer and a potter’s wheel, deliberately embracing the collapse and failure of an attempted precision process.

As the silicone is extruded, successive coils slump and fold over one another, resisting the intended rounded shape. The resulting forms perhaps suggest breasts behaving badly, with bulges and folds that evoke flesh, without clearly distinguishing between skin and the structures beneath. Contrasting silicone is piped onto the surface to form an areola, with an extracted plug from the nozzle added as a nipple, resembling the finishing decoration on a cake.

Once cured, the sculptures are presented on the rotating retail display turntables on which they were made. The movement animates their collapsed forms, drawing attention to their bodily humour while borrowing the language of commercial display.