Helen Sargeant
Resides in Todmorden, England
Killing Tender Time, 2022
Hand stitch & machine stitch on cabbage dyed cotton with silk and cotton thread, 45 x 25cm
Helen Sargeant
Helen Sargeant’s collaborative practice explores the representation of the maternal body. Her work is autobiographical and she works with drawing, painting, stitch, collage, performance, photography, text, books, animation, and film media. Sargeant explores her personal and political identity as woman, artist, and mother, drawing upon the female body as a site of memory, trauma, transformation, vulnerability, power, and decay. Art projects have included investigating maternal ambivalence, maternal labour, the politics of care, the ethics of collaborating with children, and maternal mental health. Paintings focus on the swollen torso, engorged breasts, and vulva, to process and remember embodied experiences of pregnancy, birth, and breastfeeding. Sharp gestural lines, repetitive patterns, and decoration draw the viewer into her works. Recent work includes drawing with hand-stitch onto domestic textiles such as pillows, sheets, t-towels, and clothes.
IG: @helensargeant
