A BITTER PILL, 2017
Each hand stitched capsule is filled with the name of a physical symptom associated with eating disorders.
‘Eating disorders linger so long undetected, eroding the body in silence, and then they strike. The secret is out. You’re dying.’ Marya Hornbacher, Wasted, 1999
Photo credit: Yeshen Venema
Measurement: 35cm x 24cm (framed)
Process: Hand stitch
Materials: Textile, silk threads
Exhibited in:
13th International London Eating Disorder Conference, University College London (2017)
BEAT Eating Disorder International Conference, Imperial College London (2018)
What’s Going On Upstairs, The Knitting & Stitching Show, Alexandra Palace, London (2018)
What’s Going On Upstairs, The Knitting & Stitching Show, The RDS, Simmonscourt, Dublin (2018)
What’s Going On Upstairs, The Knitting & Stitching Show, Convention Centre, Harrogate (2018)
East Midlands Mental Health Service Innovators Conference, First Steps, University of Derby (2019)