Maternal

Obviously alot of people may see sexual connotations in these images. But this was not the intention as I feel I need to highlight for my work overall. I decided to put these things together because i have been using both meat and nightgowns separately to explore sensuality. After the influence of Helen Chadwick i have combined the two and think the sensuality is heightened even further, bringing out other ideas; particularly for me the evocation of a kind of maternal feeling. I think the photos are rather beautiful and mix two very strongly symbolic objects; the heart symbolises life, bringing it outside the body tranforms this into an idea of past life, memory and vulnerability. And these ideas are nestled within an ultra feminine object, sexualised but also comforting, making the overall effect beautiful, but also repulsive i suppose. These images also tackle the ideas of hollow skins that i have previously been concerned with looking at nightgowns and plasters. The heart set within this ornamental skin lends a new life and also nostalgia to the images. I also feel, like with the plasters, that there is a child-like feel here, perhaps stemming from the idea of maternity i think these photos convey, and from the naivety of putting two symbolic objetcts together. i like having this child-like sense to my work and its something i'm going to try to more wittingly create.