This one goes out to the one(s) I love
Amelia Skelton

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This one goes out to the one(s) I love is a series of quilted and hand-embroidered masks, each acting as a memento/keepsake of a person, or group of people, important to the artist. Through the careful selection and manipulation of objects and materials, Skelton speaks to her relationships with and gratitude to those closest to her, whilst more broadly speculating on our relationship with inanimate objects and things. Each mask is an assemblage of hand-me-down, digitally printed, second-hand and cheaply sourced fabrics that have been gifted by or evocative of Skelton’s loved ones. The textiles and objects utilised are things Skelton has been given and held onto, things that she feels are important because of their capacity to hold memories of a person or a time; to be embedded with a history. These histories stretch and warp with each new encounter, with the artist and with whomever encounters them as an audience.

Despite the intimate nature of the series, the works are visually non-didactic, allowing a viewer to form their own connections with the signifiers embedded in the assembled objects and textiles. This speaks to Skelton’s interest in one’s autonomous associations with assembled materials and signifiers, and the affective potentialities of objects.

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