Our Grace series (2016-2017)
A project following the artists sister during her pregnancy and birth of second daughter Daisy. The stigmatisation of being an overweight mother in a family with no regular income. Adored by her older daughter and a real 'team' they had collected clothes for the new baby and were deciding on names together. Following a horrendous birth that caused profound and permanent injuries to herself and her newborn daughter, how powerless she became in a system designed to keep her powerless, searching for answers to questions that she didn't know how to ask.
A project following the artists sister during her pregnancy and birth of second daughter Daisy. The stigmatisation of being an overweight mother in a family with no regular income. Adored by her older daughter and a real 'team' they had collected clothes for the new baby and were deciding on names together. Following a horrendous birth that caused profound and permanent injuries to herself and her newborn daughter, how powerless she became in a system designed to keep her powerless, searching for answers to questions that she didn't know how to ask.