Artist Jemma Gowland - Ceramic Sculpture

Exhibition Showcase - A segment from our full Resident Artist Exhibition that can be found here: https://youtu.be/vf3bZSdllBc

Jemma Gowland's artwork explores the way that girls are constrained from birth to conform to an appearance and code of behaviour, to present a perfect face, and maintain the expectations of others.

The disrupted surfaces, or imperfect doll masks, hide the vulnerability beneath.

From the moment we are born gender restricts our future. Stand up straight, smile nicely, say please. The masks adorning Jemma's sculptures are a disguise to fit us all into the waves of community and social standing.

Jemma's ceramic figures show the girl dressed for display, as a plaything, an entertainment and ornament. Looks and behaviour are already proscribed. But the same looks and the dress can also be a way to rebel and show individuality.

With her use of delicate porcelain ceramics, Jemma's sculptures are contrary as their medium also describe a strength and resilience. A show of attitude, sisterhood and resistance.

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