Commonwealth and Council

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Jemima Wyman

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Flourish 7 (top to bottom L to R):Yellow Vest protester, Paris, 16th March 2019 (gold screaming skull); Pro-Sumatran tiger protection protester, Jakarta, 12th September 2012 (tiger hand claws out); ‘Global Climate March’ participant, Mexico City, 29th November 2015 (leopard and wolf full costume); Protesters for a moratorium on deforestation, Cha-am, Thailand, 1st March 2009 (monkey); ‘World March for Climate’ participant, Paris, 29th November 2015 (lion hand claws out and leopard face mask); ‘Be a champion for animals’ protester, Manila, 12th July 2012 (gold body paint fist up); Anti-Barrick Gold Mining Corporation protesters, Buenos Aires, 11th November 2016 (gold skulls paper mache); Protester against oil drilling, Surrey, 19th May 2017, UK (leopard scarf); ‘March Against Monsanto’, Milwaukee, 20th April 2012 (bee with wings); ‘Global Climate Strike’ student protester, Milan, 15th March 2019 (OUR FUTURE); Climate Change protester, London, 29th November 2015 (orange tiger); Anti-snake cruelty in Indore, 18th August 2015, India (snake face-paint); Protester against oil drilling, Surrey, 19th May 2017 (gold rabbit); AntiGovernment ‘Gag Law’ protester, Madrid, 30th June 2015 (feather mask); Anti-government protesters, Caracas, 10th April 2017 (wooden shield); Anti-Trump protest, New York City, 13th November 2016 (long pink nails); Anti-fur protesters, Shunyi District, China, 28th March 2008 (body paint with spots); Anti-Chevron mining protesters, 20th October 2013, Romania (gold mask black cross); Anti-pollution protester, Medellín, 29th March 2017 (profile ‘Plague Doctor’ mask); Protester against oil drilling, Surrey, 19th May 2017, UK (gold fox); Protester against the police killing of Freddie Gray, Maryland, 2nd May 2015 (gold Statue of Liberty); Antigovernment protester, Caracas, 10th April 2017 (yellow hoodie); Anti-Fur protester, New York City, 14th September 2010 (white belly body paint); ‘Frocks Back on the Frontline’ participant in Eltham, 18th October 2015 (CSG FREE); ‘Extinction Rebellion’ protester, Manchester, 30th August 2019 (‘Plague Doctor’ mask); ‘March against Monsanto’, San Francisco, 23rd May 2015 (corn head money bag); ‘Be a champion for animals’ protester, Manila, 12th July 2012 (silver, gold, bronze body paint); Free Pussy Riot protester, London, 17th August 2012 (yellow shirt mask); Pro-Tiger advocates, Kolkata, India, 29th July 2019, India (four cat masks)

Flourish 7 (top to bottom L to R):Yellow Vest protester, Paris, 16th March 2019 (gold screaming skull); Pro-Sumatran tiger protection protester, Jakarta, 12th September 2012 (tiger hand claws out); ‘Global Climate March’ participant, Mexico City, 29th November 2015 (leopard and wolf full costume); Protesters for a moratorium on deforestation, Cha-am, Thailand, 1st March 2009 (monkey); ‘World March for Climate’ participant, Paris, 29th November 2015 (lion hand claws out and leopard face mask); ‘Be a champion for animals’ protester, Manila, 12th July 2012 (gold body paint fist up); Anti-Barrick Gold Mining Corporation protesters, Buenos Aires, 11th November 2016 (gold skulls paper mache); Protester against oil drilling, Surrey, 19th May 2017, UK (leopard scarf); ‘March Against Monsanto’, Milwaukee, 20th April 2012 (bee with wings); ‘Global Climate Strike’ student protester, Milan, 15th March 2019 (OUR FUTURE); Climate Change protester, London, 29th November 2015 (orange tiger); Anti-snake cruelty in Indore, 18th August 2015, India (snake face-paint); Protester against oil drilling, Surrey, 19th May 2017 (gold rabbit); AntiGovernment ‘Gag Law’ protester, Madrid, 30th June 2015 (feather mask); Anti-government protesters, Caracas, 10th April 2017 (wooden shield); Anti-Trump protest, New York City, 13th November 2016 (long pink nails); Anti-fur protesters, Shunyi District, China, 28th March 2008 (body paint with spots); Anti-Chevron mining protesters, 20th October 2013, Romania (gold mask black cross); Anti-pollution protester, Medellín, 29th March 2017 (profile ‘Plague Doctor’ mask); Protester against oil drilling, Surrey, 19th May 2017, UK (gold fox); Protester against the police killing of Freddie Gray, Maryland, 2nd May 2015 (gold Statue of Liberty); Antigovernment protester, Caracas, 10th April 2017 (yellow hoodie); Anti-Fur protester, New York City, 14th September 2010 (white belly body paint); ‘Frocks Back on the Frontline’ participant in Eltham, 18th October 2015 (CSG FREE); ‘Extinction Rebellion’ protester, Manchester, 30th August 2019 (‘Plague Doctor’ mask); ‘March against Monsanto’, San Francisco, 23rd May 2015 (corn head money bag); ‘Be a champion for animals’ protester, Manila, 12th July 2012 (silver, gold, bronze body paint); Free Pussy Riot protester, London, 17th August 2012 (yellow shirt mask); Pro-Tiger advocates, Kolkata, India, 29th July 2019, India (four cat masks)

2020 

Hand-cut photos on paper 

52 x 40 in (132 x 102 cm)

Flourish 7, detail

Flourish 7, detail

Flourish 6 (top to bottom, L to R): Climate change protest, Madrid, 7th December 2019 (flower glasses); Anti-government protester, Bourges, 12th January 2019 (Roster with vest); ‘Save the Bees Walk’, Reno, 16th August 2014 (orange and white shorts); Anti-GMO protester, Brussels, 24th November 2008 (screaming corn signs); ‘Save the Bees’ Extinction Rebellion outside Buckingham Palace, London, 8th May 2019 (bee costume child); Anti-animal experiments by pharmaceutical companies protester, Berlin, 7th February 2020 (rabbit with dog); Climate Change protester, London 29th November 2015 (lion); Protester against oil drilling, Surrey, 19th May 2017 (thumbs-up rabbit); Protester against climate change, Paris, 21st September 2014 (golden sun); Anti-government protester, South Korea, 5th December 2015 (chicken mask); Yellow Vest protester, Toulouse, 16th February 2019 (fluro green fabric); Protesters’ sign at agricultural trial, Fiox, 17th August 2017 (sunflower green nose); Protesters blocking a crude oil train, Vancouver, 7th August 2017 (sunflower umbrellas); Velvet Revolution anniversary celebration, Prague, 17th November 2016 (gold face mask); Pro-immigration protesters at the DNC, Charlotte, 6th September 2012 (‘NO FEAR’); Antiausterity protester, London, 27th March 2011 (hand holding flare); Yellow Vest protester, Marseille, 9th February 2019 (crying); Protester against extradition bill, Hong Kong, 1st July 2019 (green gloves); Anti-Climate Change sign, Canada, 29th April 2017 (CLIMATE JUSTICE); ‘World Environment Day’ protester, Melbourne, 5th June 2012 (moth sign); Yellow Vest protester, La Defense, 6th April 2019 (sunflower in green headband); ‘Extinction Rebellion’ sign, New York City, 26th January 2019 (green-eyed frog); Anti-GMO protesters, Paris, 7th October 2012 (soft corn costume); Protesters against the purge of LGBTI people in Chechnya, London, 17th May 2019 (rainbow neck band); Climate March participant, Manhattan, 21st September 2014 (green shirt); Pro-veganism anti-avian-flu activist, Bangkok, 22nd February 2004 (red gloves); Body acceptance participant, New York City, 9th June 2017 (blue reflective lenses); Protester mourning fellow protester's death, Hong Kong, 15th June 2019 (raincoat back); Yellow Vest protester, Bordeaux, 12th January 2019 (unicorn); ‘March Against Monsanto’, Sacramento, 24th May 2015 (dog in bee costume); May Day Parade sign, Minneapolis, 6th May 2018 (BLOOM!); Protesters outside the 6th International Bird Flu Summit, Nusa Dua, Indonesia, 27th March 2008 (chicks gas masks); Anti-government healthcare reforms protester, Kiev, 26th February 2020 (yellow medical mask); Climate Justice March button in Tucson, 29th April 2017 (climate justice flower)

Flourish 6 (top to bottom, L to R): Climate change protest, Madrid, 7th December 2019 (flower glasses); Anti-government protester, Bourges, 12th January 2019 (Roster with vest); ‘Save the Bees Walk’, Reno, 16th August 2014 (orange and white shorts); Anti-GMO protester, Brussels, 24th November 2008 (screaming corn signs); ‘Save the Bees’ Extinction Rebellion outside Buckingham Palace, London, 8th May 2019 (bee costume child); Anti-animal experiments by pharmaceutical companies protester, Berlin, 7th February 2020 (rabbit with dog); Climate Change protester, London 29th November 2015 (lion); Protester against oil drilling, Surrey, 19th May 2017 (thumbs-up rabbit); Protester against climate change, Paris, 21st September 2014 (golden sun); Anti-government protester, South Korea, 5th December 2015 (chicken mask); Yellow Vest protester, Toulouse, 16th February 2019 (fluro green fabric); Protesters’ sign at agricultural trial, Fiox, 17th August 2017 (sunflower green nose); Protesters blocking a crude oil train, Vancouver, 7th August 2017 (sunflower umbrellas); Velvet Revolution anniversary celebration, Prague, 17th November 2016 (gold face mask); Pro-immigration protesters at the DNC, Charlotte, 6th September 2012 (‘NO FEAR’); Antiausterity protester, London, 27th March 2011 (hand holding flare); Yellow Vest protester, Marseille, 9th February 2019 (crying); Protester against extradition bill, Hong Kong, 1st July 2019 (green gloves); Anti-Climate Change sign, Canada, 29th April 2017 (CLIMATE JUSTICE); ‘World Environment Day’ protester, Melbourne, 5th June 2012 (moth sign); Yellow Vest protester, La Defense, 6th April 2019 (sunflower in green headband); ‘Extinction Rebellion’ sign, New York City, 26th January 2019 (green-eyed frog); Anti-GMO protesters, Paris, 7th October 2012 (soft corn costume); Protesters against the purge of LGBTI people in Chechnya, London, 17th May 2019 (rainbow neck band); Climate March participant, Manhattan, 21st September 2014 (green shirt); Pro-veganism anti-avian-flu activist, Bangkok, 22nd February 2004 (red gloves); Body acceptance participant, New York City, 9th June 2017 (blue reflective lenses); Protester mourning fellow protester's death, Hong Kong, 15th June 2019 (raincoat back); Yellow Vest protester, Bordeaux, 12th January 2019 (unicorn); ‘March Against Monsanto’, Sacramento, 24th May 2015 (dog in bee costume); May Day Parade sign, Minneapolis, 6th May 2018 (BLOOM!); Protesters outside the 6th International Bird Flu Summit, Nusa Dua, Indonesia, 27th March 2008 (chicks gas masks); Anti-government healthcare reforms protester, Kiev, 26th February 2020 (yellow medical mask); Climate Justice March button in Tucson, 29th April 2017 (climate justice flower)

2020 

Hand-cut photos on paper 

52 x 40 in (132 x 102 cm)

Flourish 6, detail

Flourish 6, detail

Conjuring Radical Openness

Conjuring Radical Openness

2015

Bronze, steel base 

20 x 19 x 19 in (51 x 48 x 48 cm); Base: 45 x 14 in (114 x 36 cm) diameter 

Edition 1 of 3 unique editions, 1 AP

Conjuring Radical Openness,

Conjuring Radical Openness,

2015

Deepsurface and Cautionary signs (Anonymous March, Los Angeles, USA, March 15, 2008 (Stars), March against Monsanto protesters, Florida, USA, October 12, 2013 (Tie-Dye), Budget-cut protester, London, March 26, 2011 (Cat), Anti-labor Law protester, Paris, France, June 14, 2016 (Stripes), Greenpeace activists against deforestation, Tartagal, Argentina, August 31, 2004 (Jaguar spots), Occupy Wall St protester, New York, USA, October 15, 2011 (Coin)

Deepsurface and Cautionary signs (Anonymous March, Los Angeles, USA, March 15, 2008 (Stars), March against Monsanto protesters, Florida, USA, October 12, 2013 (Tie-Dye), Budget-cut protester, London, March 26, 2011 (Cat), Anti-labor Law protester, Paris, France, June 14, 2016 (Stripes), Greenpeace activists against deforestation, Tartagal, Argentina, August 31, 2004 (Jaguar spots), Occupy Wall St protester, New York, USA, October 15, 2011 (Coin)

2018

Painted-photographs, spray-painted tarp, various painted fabric 

Approx. 125 x 252.25 x 1 in (318 x 641 x 3 cm)

Deepsurface and Cautionary signs (Anonymous March, Los Angeles, USA, March 15, 2008 (Stars), March against Monsanto protesters, Florida, USA, October 12, 2013 (Tie-Dye), Budget-cut protester, London, March 26, 2011 (Cat), Anti-labor Law protester, Paris, France, June 14, 2016 (Stripes), Greenpeace activists against deforestation, Tartagal, Argentina, August 31, 2004 (Jaguar spots), Occupy Wall St protester, New York, USA, October 15, 2011 (Coin)

Deepsurface and Cautionary signs (Anonymous March, Los Angeles, USA, March 15, 2008 (Stars), March against Monsanto protesters, Florida, USA, October 12, 2013 (Tie-Dye), Budget-cut protester, London, March 26, 2011 (Cat), Anti-labor Law protester, Paris, France, June 14, 2016 (Stripes), Greenpeace activists against deforestation, Tartagal, Argentina, August 31, 2004 (Jaguar spots), Occupy Wall St protester, New York, USA, October 15, 2011 (Coin)

Deepsurface and Cautionary signs (Anonymous March, Los Angeles, USA, March 15, 2008 (Stars), March against Monsanto protesters, Florida, USA, October 12, 2013 (Tie-Dye), Budget-cut protester, London, March 26, 2011 (Cat), Anti-labor Law protester, Paris, France, June 14, 2016 (Stripes), Greenpeace activists against deforestation, Tartagal, Argentina, August 31, 2004 (Jaguar spots), Occupy Wall St protester, New York, USA, October 15, 2011 (Coin)

Deepsurface and Cautionary signs (Anonymous March, Los Angeles, USA, March 15, 2008 (Stars), March against Monsanto protesters, Florida, USA, October 12, 2013 (Tie-Dye), Budget-cut protester, London, March 26, 2011 (Cat), Anti-labor Law protester, Paris, France, June 14, 2016 (Stripes), Greenpeace activists against deforestation, Tartagal, Argentina, August 31, 2004 (Jaguar spots), Occupy Wall St protester, New York, USA, October 15, 2011 (Coin)

Deepsurface and Cautionary signs (Anonymous March, Los Angeles, USA, March 15, 2008 (Stars), March against Monsanto protesters, Florida, USA, October 12, 2013 (Tie-Dye), Budget-cut protester, London, March 26, 2011 (Cat), Anti-labor Law protester, Paris, France, June 14, 2016 (Stripes), Greenpeace activists against deforestation, Tartagal, Argentina, August 31, 2004 (Jaguar spots), Occupy Wall St protester, New York, USA, October 15, 2011 (Coin),

Deepsurface and Cautionary signs (Anonymous March, Los Angeles, USA, March 15, 2008 (Stars), March against Monsanto protesters, Florida, USA, October 12, 2013 (Tie-Dye), Budget-cut protester, London, March 26, 2011 (Cat), Anti-labor Law protester, Paris, France, June 14, 2016 (Stripes), Greenpeace activists against deforestation, Tartagal, Argentina, August 31, 2004 (Jaguar spots), Occupy Wall St protester, New York, USA, October 15, 2011 (Coin),

Coated Shelter-quarter (Anonymous March, Los Angeles, USA, March 15, 2008 (Stars), Protesters for the protection of Sumatran tigers, Jakarta, Indonesia, September 12, 2012 (Tiger stripes) and March against Monsanto protesters, Florida, USA, October 12, 2013 (Tie-Dye)),

Coated Shelter-quarter (Anonymous March, Los Angeles, USA, March 15, 2008 (Stars), Protesters for the protection of Sumatran tigers, Jakarta, Indonesia, September 12, 2012 (Tiger stripes) and March against Monsanto protesters, Florida, USA, October 12, 2013 (Tie-Dye)),

2018 

Spray-paint and paint on Zeltbahn 

Approx. 92 x 69 x 2 in (234 x 175 x 5 cm)

Coated Shelter-quarter (Anonymous March, Los Angeles, USA, March 15, 2008 (Stars), Protesters for the protection of Sumatran tigers, Jakarta, Indonesia, September 12, 2012 (Tiger stripes) and March against Monsanto protesters, Florida, USA, October 12, 2013 (Tie-Dye))

Coated Shelter-quarter (Anonymous March, Los Angeles, USA, March 15, 2008 (Stars), Protesters for the protection of Sumatran tigers, Jakarta, Indonesia, September 12, 2012 (Tiger stripes) and March against Monsanto protesters, Florida, USA, October 12, 2013 (Tie-Dye))

Countermeasure Cloak

Countermeasure Cloak

2018

Radiant heat blankets, custom-printed and hand-dyed fabric 

Approx. 79 x 46 x 25 in (201 x 117 x 64 cm) 

Countermeasure Cloak

Countermeasure Cloak

Countermeasure Cloak, detail

Countermeasure Cloak, detail

Mass Monument (Counterillumination),

Mass Monument (Counterillumination),

2018

Custom-printed fabric, silver fabric, metal 

Approx. 93 x 82 x 58 in (236 x 208 x 147 cm)

Mass Monument (Counterillumination)

Mass Monument (Counterillumination)

Mass Monument (Counterillumination), detail

Mass Monument (Counterillumination), detail

Mass Monument (Counterillumination), detail

Mass Monument (Counterillumination), detail