21st March – 21st May 2015
Shire Hall Gallery, Stafford
This surreal mixed media installation is inspired by the feeling of being overwhelmed and its effect on the body. Just as lichen spreads over tree branches, the overwhelming thoughts and feelings engulf the body.
Through this narrative installation, these feelings are represented physically as surreal lichen forms, encrusting, masking and suppressing a figure.  To accompany the installation, Sophie has created a diverse collection of art jewellery pieces that reinforce underlying ideas of fragility, concealment and secrecy.