Laura Ford proposed a series of five bronze animal sculptures, each with their own particular ailment. The animals are intended to arouse sympathy whilst touching on the humerous. A baby elephant with an apple lodged in its trunk, a troupe of monkeys with limbs cased in plaster, a bear with backache and a dog with a sore throat.
Ford’s sculptures are faithful representations of fantasy with sometimes bitter sweet and menacing qualities mixed with tenderness. She uses humour and an acute observation of the human condition to engage with wider social and political issues. Her work is intensely crafted but playful, and she has used a range of media to realise her work including, drawing, painting, performance, and set design. She has increasingly taken on the challenge of public art alongside museum and gallery shows.
'Ford provides us with acutely graphic renditions of human emotion, mental and physical. Her imagery is all about remembering and giving memory clarity.'
Dr. Penelope Curtis
Ford’s sculptures are faithful representations of fantasy with sometimes bitter sweet and menacing qualities mixed with tenderness. She uses humour and an acute observation of the human condition to engage with wider social and political issues. Her work is intensely crafted but playful, and she has used a range of media to realise her work including, drawing, painting, performance, and set design. She has increasingly taken on the challenge of public art alongside museum and gallery shows.
'Ford provides us with acutely graphic renditions of human emotion, mental and physical. Her imagery is all about remembering and giving memory clarity.'
Dr. Penelope Curtis
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