The sculptures in Melinda Le Guay's current exhibition, 'Conflict', are constructed with recycled wire, giving the dresses shape and form. The volume is achieved with knit thread and the varying embellishments - ranging from pins and feather to beads and bones - establish the narratives found within each work.
An example of this narrative is illustrated in 'Target Practice' (left). According to Le Guay, she imagined the dress belonging to a beautiful girl, one who was popular and effervescent. Due to her beauty and popularity she became a target of envy and jealously. The target is represented literally with long pins adorned with blood red feathers assuming the appearance of a dart. The pins pierce the dress and fish hooks are ensnared within the layers of thread and wire. The phrase 'green with envy' is embodied via the fish hooks which are appropriately coloured green.
Left: Melinda Le Guay, 'Target Practice' 2011, enamelled copper wire, thread, hooks, feathers, pins, beads, 80 x 35 x 8cm
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