'Gobstopper, Comfy Jeans'
Gratrix adopts a self-imposed rule of 'nine inches apart, together, away, repeat', across the surfaces, objects and space that they create.
Gobstoppy, Comfy Jeans (2024) is one of a series of Chaise-like forms. Taking the ergonomic and measured precision of a Tantric Chaise- designed for optimum sexual pleasure between people; yet affecting it with their own imposed rules. Creating a queered object and experience that speaks to the artists coastal lived experience and broader interests in rest, play, pleasure and experimentation.
Materials: Polystyrene, wood, fibreglass, paint, resin.
Dimensions: 18 x 63 x 45 inches
History:
Exhibited as part of Flamboyant Flamingos- a solo commission of new work, Grundy Art Gallery, UK. Feat. Derek Jarman and Felix Gonzalez-Torres. 2024.
Documented as part of a temporary live performance between Gart Gratrix & Nicola Dale, titled 'REST' (2024). Performing rest for a day.
Documented in a published artist book (2024). Also available at Manchester Contemporary.
Image Credit: Benjamin Nuttall.