Birth: paint sample sketches
Painted on DIY paint sample's this series of drawings depicts the second active stage of labour as the cervix opens.
October babies
A series of drawings exploring a photograph of my first born son taken shortly after his birth.
September babies
A series of observational drawings made from a photograph taken shortly after the birth of my first child.
M(other)s Stories
"M(other)s Stories is a current research project that draws directly upon maternal experiences to create visual and text based narratives exposing the work of mothers."
First Born
"A book created using documentary photography and prose to reflect upon a mothers time spent with her first child."
Dr Jacques Rangasamy review of M(other) exhibition
"When asked what he considered was the greatest act of heroism he knew, Mahatma Gandhi replied that it the one performed by the mother who woke up in the middle of the night to find that her baby had wet the mattress they were sharing, and who exchanged places to ensure that the baby slept...
M(other)
This solo exhibition at The Chapman Gallery, The University of Salford, featured a series of ink drawings and books exploring abjection through representations of the pregnant bod
Clifton Country Park, Wet Earth Colliery-
"Collaborated with Maria Stukoff, the children of Clifton Primary School ( "Clifton Cidz Colliery Company"), Salford Ranger Team, Salford City Council and Atomic Design to re-interpretate the site through producing art work to be utilised in an interactive CD Rom."
Lancaster Moor Hospital
"In 1998 I completed a 5 month collaborative residency at the hospital with Michael Mayhew (performance artist), and Scott Abraham (film maker). Based on the Conniston Ward we worked together to produce an interdisciplinary installation and performance piece. |"
Scenes from the Asylum Wall
"A performance installation produced as the result of a collaborative residency by Helen Sargeant (Visual Artist), Michael Mayhew (Performance Artist) and Scott Abraham (Film Maker) at the John Moore Hospital, Lancashire prior to its closure in 1997."