Fourteen Flexible Armpieces (J135h)

Catalogue Record

Collection

Maker

Title

Fourteen Flexible Armpieces

Made in

London

Date

1978 - 1979

Description

Rectangular sheet of polyester film, two sides with a white border and a central white slit.

Materials and techniques

Polyester film painted with car enamel spray paint. Cut with scalpel.

Dimensions

length:  14.2cm
width:  7.6cm

Object number

J135h

Category

References

Bodywork catalogue, pp. 20 - 29
  • Fourteen Flexible Armpieces, Susanna Heron, 1978-1979, Crafts Council Collection: J135h. Photo: Stokes Photo Ltd.

  • Flexible Armpieces, Susanna Heron, 1978 - 1979, Crafts Council Collection: J135. Photo: Stokes Photo Ltd.

Maker's statement

The ideas for these armpieces and the triangular clips marked the beginning of my work in the USA during my bicentennial Arts Fellowship. They did not reach an altogether practical form until I returned to England in 1979.

Susanna Heron, 3 March 1981