Her body leans into the lever, exerting force to manipulate the vintage mechanical letterpress. Suzanne’s slight features revealed by light filtering through the workshop windows. The viewer has a low vantage point, hemmed in to glimpse the strength required to work the heavy black metal mechanism.
The painting juxtaposes the soft and limber human body with a hard and fixed industrial machine.
Reflecting women’s physical work to create bespoke pieces in a modern era, repurposing out-dated tools once used for mass printing for a more individual and artisan purpose. The colours throughout are representative of the fall of light, the lingering chemicals and energy of the scene.
1m x 1m
In a private collection, England.
1m x 1m
In a private collection, England.
