Sophie Bostock

Inspired by the idea of both physiological and psychological ‘spillage’, my work juxtaposes the indestructible and industrial, with softness, fluidity and fragility. Material aspects appear soft and malleable, and are in fact incredibly fragile and rigid, as seen most predominantly through the incorporated use of plaster. With plenty of experimentation, the plaster’s collective physicality and transformative potential has been explored and adapted, but ultimately always result in the same output - breakage and almost complete destruction. The cured solid forms of the plaster echoes its past fluid state and processes, with multiple organic strings taken by gravity formed upon the plaster moving through porous mesh and machinery. The machinery becomes repurposed, only echoing its past uses. Everything is evidently ‘human-made’, even if the machinery is cut and processed by further machinery, everything is designed by humanity to function successfully – with expectation – within society. 

My practice is drawn from multiple experienced events of which only emphasise flaws within humanity, bodily failings and mental spillage. The combination of fragile plaster with indestructible, perfectly designed industrial machinery questions societies design, efficiency, and live-ability. Just as the human body can metaphorically fail its owner both physically and psychologically through life experiences, and societal expectations.  
 

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