Bring Me Back to the Start by Mishelle Sherri

Sculpture by Mishelle Sherri For Sale

  • Title: Bring Me Back to the Start

  • Artist: Mishelle Sherri

  • Category: Sculpture

  • Medium: White construction paper, watercolour PVA glue, papier-mâché

  • Size (inches): 17 x 32 x 12 in (44 x 82 x 32 cm)

  • Year: 2023

  • Total no. of copies: 1

  • Edition: Limited Edition

  • Shipping from: United Kingdom

Reduced Price: $3500 USD    $3000 USD

Artwork description

Bring Me Back to the Start is a paper sculpture I made in 2023. Since spring 2023, it has been shortlisted for the Batsford Prize and exhibited at The Holy Art Gallery in London.

The aim of this artwork was to capture the longing for the ultimate state of peace and calm. This sculpture features a foetus in an egg, which symbolises the safety of the mother’s womb—the only place where one is truly at peace as one is not yet self-aware. Hands and faces surrounding the little human represent hardships awaiting them once they have forced their way out of the fragile shell.

In my attempt to capture the essence of this precious stage of life, I used a scalpel and a stack of white paper. To produce more natural-looking textures, I painted over the cutouts with watercolour and soaked them in PVA glue until they stiffened.

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