Produced for my final degree show, this work was exhibited at the National Glass Centre in Sunderland as well as New Designers 2014 in London.
This work utilises a dining table setting, with hand blown components, as a canvas on which to convey differing personal recollections of a singular incident from my past. This canvas is symbolic of the times when memories are recounted and discussed over dinner between family members.
Inspired by personal memories and experiences that are shared with others, this work has come about following the exploration and analysis of an emotionally significant event.
'The Puffin Postcard’ is an installation that acts as an embodiment for a particular memory from my childhood that was shared with my mother, father and sister. Even now, 17 years later, I remember feelings of injustice and frustration.
Despite other childhood memories fading into obscurity, this one remains relatively clear and untouched. The strong emotional memory that remains for me of this singular incident is something I alone have retained, despite experiencing the incident with my family. For me, this work is a visual representation of that memory and is used to illustrate a personal journey through raw and unadulterated feelings of selfishness, injustice, anger and shame; ultimately arriving at a sense of empathy and morality.
89 (h) x 80 (w) x 152 (d) cm
Photography: David Williams