Detangling The MBS
First exhibited in Contemporary Sculpture Fulmer, ‘Detangling The MBS’ is a mixed media sculpture, a response to the confining narratives and contradicting messages of how women should presen themselves.
Stuffed bulbous and warped forms reflect body parts, they are bound with rope on top of an engraved dark looming comb, speaking on the pressure to control the natural form and rhythms of the human vessel.
The hair comb embodies myths and rituals of how people mould and tame what grows from their skin whether conforming or creating one's own ideals. MBS means mind, body and soul. Detangling The MBS is a call to service
oneself, to create a flow of healthy self reflection which may enact change.
Detangling The MBS speaks of action, a constant action to become a version of yourself that can recognise the myriad of life’s offerings and self-worth. Starting with the self to loosen the knots found in the heart, the muscle and psyche it is a monumental step in feeling free from life’s expectations and societal constraints.