We Must Fit In - The Siobhan Davies Studios, London
This site specific work was created for the Siobhan Davies studios in London and was exhibited in the main foyer. The 'Dancing Asparagus' references the 19th century French ballerina Louise Fitzjames, who had been unfavourably caricatured as a Dancing Asparagus in a ballet of the vegetables, with 'no body at all... as skinny as a lizard or a silkworm.' and comments on current body size and eating disorders within the dance industry,
Karen Thompson
Scarborough, England
In the 19th century, the French ballerina Louise Fitzjames had been unfavourably caricatured as a Dancing Asparagus in a ballet of the vegetables, with 'no body at all... as skinny as a lizard or a silkworm.' Today, a strikingly large proportion of dancers have eating disorders. My response to this site specific exhibition was a sculptural piece involving 'Dancing Asparagus’; it is a representation of today's body size within dance. The desire in the finished piece is to create a feeling of repetition and conformity in size and shape; to present an audition of dancing porcelain asparagus on the stage of the dining table.
We Must Fit In - The Siobhan Davies Studios, London
This site specific work was created for the Siobhan Davies studios in London and was exhibited in the main foyer. The 'Dancing Asparagus' references the 19th century French ballerina Louise Fitzjames, who had been unfavourably caricatured as a Dancing Asparagus in a ballet of the vegetables, with 'no body at all... as skinny as a lizard or a silkworm.' and comments on current body size and eating disorders within the dance industry,
Karen Thompson
Scarborough, England
In the 19th century, the French ballerina Louise Fitzjames had been unfavourably caricatured as a Dancing Asparagus in a ballet of the vegetables, with 'no body at all... as skinny as a lizard or a silkworm.' Today, a strikingly large proportion of dancers have eating disorders. My response to this site specific exhibition was a sculptural piece involving 'Dancing Asparagus’; it is a representation of today's body size within dance. The desire in the finished piece is to create a feeling of repetition and conformity in size and shape; to present an audition of dancing porcelain asparagus on the stage of the dining table.
