Kimberley Cookey-Gam
30°, gentle cycle, 2021
yarn, thread, fabric
40x45x5cm / 60x 33x5cm
30°, gentle cycle is an early exploration of care labels; defined as permanent tags that contain regular care information and instructions, attached in such a way that it won’t be separated, and will remain legible during the useful life of the product. The labelling theory states that as members of society begin to treat individuals based on the basis of their labels, the individuals begin to accept the labels themselves. How can we direct our attention to the symbols of care that we give to ourselves, based on the labels we have consciously and subconsciously adopted? Taking the time to crochet and assemble this specific item allows space for me to think about what my own symbols of care would consist of.
Kimberley Cookey-Gam
Kimberley Cookey-Gam (b.1995) is based in London, UK. She graduated in 2018 with a BA in Sculpture from the University of Brighton, and is now undertaking her MA at the Royal College of Art, also in Sculpture. Cookey-Gam’s work uses crochet as a communicative medium. She probes the processes of fusing crochet with daily elements and materials. She looks to understand what weight repetition, slowness and carving purposeful time out can carry. Cookey-Gam has exhibited works at the annual Short Film Festival at Regent St. Cinema (2020), Tate Collectives (2019), ICA London (2019), and was shortlisted for the Woon Painting and Sculpture Prize (2018).
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