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All – In the Worm’s Wake, steel rod, foam, tights, stuffing, paper, broom, spray bottle, installation, 2025

Cherry Dodd

Art and History of Art

Through exploring the worm as a metaphorical symbol of labour, my practice draws similarities between worm existence and gendered labour. This informed a series of sculptural installations in which the sculptures came to be termed Worman. These surreal Worman figures navigate imposed expectations of feminine domesticity. Historical artefacts such as ‘domestic manuals’ have informed my critique of reductive archetypes tied to women’s work. Imagery from these sources have been subsequently re-interpreted and manipulated, alongside the Worman, into prints providing a space for the linguistic, sculptural, and visual to co-exist. My recent work combines sculpture and photo-manipulation into staged installations depicting these worman to be completing common household chores.

Caution! Cleaning In Progress, fabric chicken wire newspaper mic stand mop bucket cleaning spray rubber gloves sponge, 63 × 92 × 282cm, 2024
I Can't Worm My Way Out Of It, fabric chicken wire newspaper wood soil image transfers, 282 × 73 × 43cm, 2024
Caution! Cleaning In Progress, fabric chicken wire newspaper mic stand mop bucket cleaning spray rubber gloves sponge, 63 × 92 × 282cm, 2024
All – In the Worm’s Wake, steel rod, foam, tights, stuffing, paper, broom, spray bottle, installation, 2025

Reading School of Art