Helen Barff
Safe Return, 2025
polymer plaster, fabric
25.5 x 21.5 x 13cm (without blocks)
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'the yellow straps of the dress reference yellow ribbon used as a symbol for hope for troops and hostages. The anthropomorphic shape is playful, childlike – it could be a...
"the yellow straps of the dress reference yellow ribbon used as a symbol for hope for troops and hostages. The anthropomorphic shape is playful, childlike – it could be a squidgy elephant or a rabbit, and is made with a childhood memory of my father being held in Sudan." Helen Barff