Lisa-Marie Harris
Brace, 2023
Toddler balance bike wood and wheels, lacquer, steel and archival leather
100 x 65 x 35cm
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Using a deconstructed toddler's balance bike as its core, Brace (2023) encapsulates the repetition, instability and unending monotony of female labour in motherhood, whilst challenging the presumed functionality of that...
Using a deconstructed toddler's balance bike as its core, Brace (2023) encapsulates the repetition, instability and unending monotony of female labour in motherhood, whilst challenging the presumed functionality of that entrenchment by presenting a common childcare apparatus lying ready in wait, but unable to be pushed or used for its 'original' purpose.