Colonial Dress

Colonial Dress is crafted from paper world maps that show the British Empire in pink, with continents and countries claiming the space and shapes of body organs.

‘In the 1920’s one-quarter of the globe was pink, which struck me as obscene. I used the maps to make an extended world on the skirt, a sort of world map in itself. At this time, I was drawing comparisons between maps, country and continent shapes and human anatomy. I had a scan of my liver and was struck by its resemblance in shape to Brazil, hence Brazil is placed where the liver is, Africa in place of the stomach and Manchester (my hometown) is placed where the heart is.’ Susan Stockwell.

Exhibitions:

Contemporary Interventions York Art Gallery, 

The First Cut Manchester Art Gallery,  Manchester UK

The Florence Nightingale Museum, St Thoma's Hospital, London, UK

Paper Tiger 1 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, london, UK

Maastricht Art Fair 2019 with Patrick Heide Contemporary Art

Paper Tiger One Canada Square, Canary Wharf 2008

Collections:
Colonial Dress is in the collection of The House of European History in Brussels.

Publications:

The First Cut Manchester Art Galleries catalogue 2012

The Yorkshire Post Its The British Empire Story: After a Fashion 2010

Crafts Magazine Altrered States Carol Tulloch 2007