Johnathan Baldock
I enjoy Baldock’s sculpture and assemblage, imbued as they
are with ritual, strangeness and subtle references to the body. He has a multi
discipline approach with a focus on textiles and ceramics, using materials
often synonymous with care and softness to convey complicated and uncomfortable
concepts like trauma. The latter is definitely something I return to in my own
practise and I think this is what first drew me to his work. There is something
holy and eternal about his art, as if he is crafting tools to be used in magical
healing rite. He is brave and honest in the autobiographical nature of his art
and this is deeply inspiring to me; indeed the requirement to step further into
authenticity yawns large at me in all aspects of life at the moment.
