Mandy Prowse
My most recent work has been mainly installation based, using found objects to create stories from the mundane, with everyday domesticated objects. This led to me working on a collection of old cardboard boxes found in flea markets and second-hand shops, their contents are altered and re-configured to create a visual narrative which has the power to startle the viewer when the box is opened. The mundane, the domestic, objets trouvés find new resonances when arranged in unprecedented and provocative configurations with interventions of stitched elements. My studio is based at home in a domestic environment. Working part-time and being a parent means I feel compelled to work as much as possible in my free time and when I go to see exhibitions I take my tools with me and work on my books as I travel around London. The bus, train or café becomes a temporary studio.
