Wimp 2009

Lock's practice is based on reproduction, reconfiguration and souvenirs. The reproductions created focus on entwining existing works and objects with aspects of life in modern day society. Work recently has focused her interests towards hierarchical and fantastical subjects of monarchy and noble folk.

The work is derived globally from a cross cultural mix of folklore, slang and imaginary alternative secret societies with its roots to date based alongside traditional Dutch, Spanish, English, French, Swedish and Japanese portraiture. The intention is for work to become extensively global in terms of the physical and the non – physical. In the physical world she collates imagery from places and stories discovered, by using cyber - space, existing images, reworking and remixing cultural identities.


These works distort the idea of historical portraiture in such a way that the viewer may need to re -invent what is and is not comfortable.
These imaginary 'sitters' appear seemingly serene towards the viewer questioning the notion of perfection and grace. Could this represent perhaps the acceptance of the ordinary or is it a distortion of the truth?