The work focuses on the complex design, the knotted patterns as well as the irregular shapes throughout the human intestines.

The work focuses on the complex design, the knotted patterns as well as the irregular shapes throughout the human intestines. The textures both inside and outside the intestines are natural, without smoothness or uniformity.

The work produced from this, is to illustrate how my interpretation of the intestines look and how the intestines change whilst swelling due to infection by Crohn’s disease. Throughout my studies of this course I have had a progressive diagnosis of Crohn’s disease (one of the many symptoms of this disease is inflammation, or swelling, of the small intestine). It is an internal, incurable illness that has no external, visible signs.

To embody this, there are small 3D intestine sculptures, no bigger than the palm of a hand. The size shows how delicate they actually are, the need to handle them gently and to look after them with great care. Having more than one intestine sculpture is to show the progressive diagnosis, how an intestine is and to show how having this illness can feel.

By casting already existing shapes and forms, things people are familiar with, interpreting the intestines with these materials, to cast these focus’ on the forms and irregular shapes. These will be cast with alginate, a delicate material that is also used in the medical field. Casting the objects refers to repair, to record or to make a new form, the material, alginate, also refers to this.

Alongside these sculptures there are size A2 photographs, which resemble part of the intestines inside the body, developed to visually depict a medical X-ray or images taken with a medical scanner.

For more photos and information of my work please visit my website:

http://kerrykenpachi.wix.com/kerryrussell

Don't hesitate to get in touch!

Major Project A done and presented in my studio space.

(The four photos on the wall have already been shown in previous posts)

I tried to present it with a medical feel to it, considering it's about the intestines - trying to make my own.

Major Project A 

Produced after researching the intestines.

A start to my final year of FAFD

More recent work - I did these at the beginning of September, the start of my final year on this Degree:

HOST

I took part in HOST:

http://hoststudios.co.uk/bm/artists/mixed-medium/kerry-russell.shtml

http://www.hoststudios.co.uk/

There was an exhibition in Huddersfield Train station called taste of host, to promote the host weekend, my work was displayed in the waiting area:

HOST weekend

My space to work in:

Introducing my latex/map pieces! Still needs developing, but a lot of people who came to see were very interested in these:

The following are what I made over the weekend:

The following piece I donated to The blood bag project: 

http://thebloodbagproject.tumblr.com/

My work displayed: 

Exhibitions

In year 2 of my course (Fine Art For Design BA(Hons) Degree, Batley School of Art) we held an exhibition of our work at Dewsbury Museum, Crow Nest Park.

That was open to the public 4 May - 3 June 2012

This was my first public exhibition.

This was the invite:

The following photos are of my work that were exhibited:

The exhibition was featured in the local News paper: 

Me and three other students where chosen to exhibit our work at Lawrence Batley Theatre:

Lawrence Batley Theatre:

My work was used for the front cover of the exhibition programme:

My work displayed: