Midwife II
Figure
2016 (made)
2016 (made)
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Emma Woffenden’s interest in social structures and the power dynamics within human relationships imbue her sculptures with a sense of internal conflict. The fact that the reclining figure – whose form is partly moulded from a bottle – appears to be male, seems at odds with the title of the work.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Midwife II (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Assembled from parts of mould-blown, flame-worked borrosilicate glass and acrylic gypsum fibre glass. |
| Brief description | Midwife II, part of an installation of two figures. Composite construction of glass elements, mould blown, free blown and lamp-worked and fibreglass. Made by Emma Woffenden. |
| Physical description | An assembled, standing figure made of acrylic gypsum fibre glass, mould-blown segments and flame-worked borosilicate feet |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | EW 2016 (inscribed on right foot with diamond point)
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| Object history | Acquired from Woffenden’s solo exhibition at Marsden Woo Gallery (16 Nov 2016 – 23 Dec 2016) It was also shown at the exhibition North Lands Creative Glass – a portrait at 20 at the Dovecot Gallery, Edinburgh, 16 September 2016 to 29 October 2016 |
| Production | Several of the glass parts were blown at The Glass Factory in Sweden using historic moulds. Jochen Holz made the feet from flame-worked glass following a drawing and model by Emma Woffenden. |
| Summary | Emma Woffenden’s interest in social structures and the power dynamics within human relationships imbue her sculptures with a sense of internal conflict. The fact that the reclining figure – whose form is partly moulded from a bottle – appears to be male, seems at odds with the title of the work. |
| Associated object | C.404-2017 (Group) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.405-2017 |
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| Record created | February 27, 2017 |
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