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Helen Barff

London
Sculptor, who also draws a lot, based in South London.

My sculptural practice is rooted in communication with people across a wide demographic, transforming these exchanges into tactile form. I often explore autobiographical memories embedded in personal belongings, particularly clothing, using them as vessels for lived experience and emotional residue. My experience of motherhood is a recurring focus, informing both material choices and conceptual direction. I am interested in how materials are shaped by temporality, and how memory becomes embedded in matter over time. A sensitivity to touch is central to my practice, guiding both process and outcome. I work with found objects and materials such as felt, plaster, concrete, rubber or photographic surfaces, using processes such as wrapping, casting or other interventions in space and surface.

 

 

Small washing vows drawn with fingers

Mama Sunshine

Untitled (OWS)

Brenda, Marion; Untitled (eleven) - on floor.

Brenda, Marion

Untitled (Shoulder, Hip, Lap)

Untitled (Shoulder) - detail

Untitled (RTS), 2004 - 2014, Matter and Memory at Alison Jacques Gallery

Pockets, 2013, Open Cube at White Cube Gallery

Untitled (LB), 2011

Untitled (STB), 2011

Untitled (MPB), 2014, All Surface One Moment, All Depth the Next at Enclave, Deptford

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