Caro uses discarded, found and makes specific objects and sculptures for her works which are then shown as performance or installation pieces.
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Mary Moser's Friends on Tour – The Visionary Brit Museum
Curtain installation around all four walls of the Visionary Brit Museum.
Front and back and exterior of curtains are shown with swags spray painted with ribbon upholstered ties facing the front entrance of the museum with upholstered and spray-painted hoses. A further two plastered swags with enamel paint and gold leaf and ribbons and pins. There are occasional props shown in this installation.
Ceiling hand painted in gold enamel and a lino flooring on a hand-built platform.
Variable sizes
2024 |
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Mary Moser's Friends - The Cut
Mixed media canvas hanging with oil paint, tie dyed and onion skin fabric, curtain tassles, shawls, frames, gels, tufted poms poms, collage, hair pieces, plaster, hessian, enamel paints, cake covers, dabbers, led lights, silver and gold paint, oil sticks, marker pens, fringes, shawls.
To the left of the banner a plaster face with lips and to the right of the banner, skirt and frame with glove and eye.
Small dabber in front with cake cover and lights.
Large dabber in front with plaster, netting, etching blanket, hair tassels and weights.
Variable sizes
2023 |
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Dabber and I -1/1
Papier mâché adaptive with an upholstered silk nightie, etching blanket and felted hose.
Dimensions variable. Duration continuous
2019 |
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Mary Moser's Friends' 1/1
Papier mâché adaptive with oil paint and wool tufted lips.
Voice overs: Caro Halford, Pandora Layton, Sofie Layton, Kate Paul and Fiona Zhiruo Yu.
Dimensions variable. Duration:31.22 minutes
2019 |
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My imaginary friend Anna Airy
Plaster and enamel sculpture with etching blanket and newsprint.
Dimensions variable
2019 |
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Ghost of Sylvia Gosse
Papier mâché sculpture with onion skin stretched nylon and enamel paint supported on a wire support. Dimensions variable
2019 |
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Who is this Disobedient?
Four color screen print with hand mirror/yellow photographic film, upholstered yellow felt garden hosepipe
Dimensions of print 68.6 x 101.6 cm and other sizes variable
2016 |
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We keep vigil.1/1
Digital archival print. Cable with hand dyed wadding attached.
Print 1.52 m x 0.91 m. Other dimensions variable
2016 |
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You blush, I smirk.
Digital archival print with a large blue hand dyed paper decoration
Dimensions of print 1 metre x 2 metre
Dimensions of sculpture and wire 1.9 metres x 0.5 metres
2016 |
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A Day in the Life of a 1950’s Housewife
Performance
50 x 40 x 14 cm with attachments
2013 |
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Prescription Only
Performance
50 x 40 x 14 cm with attachments
2013 |
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A Lampshade Hat
Performance
60 x 25 cm on a gold plated plinth
2012 |
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Apron
Found Object
1.5m x 80 cm diameter pole/screen printed label/canvas apron/white shiny paper
2011
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Detail of Apron
'many artists have to deal with the harsh truth they are merely good but not exceptional' |
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Skirting
1.6 m x 180 cm
skirting board with silver leaf grille/3d collage painting made of bubble wrap, papier mâché, hand painted and varnishes
2012
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Skirting detail
700 x 160cm /3d collage painting made of bubble wrap, papier mâché, paint/varnish, newspaper. |
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"The artist with nothing to say"
6 x discarded A3 canvas frames with mirror insets.
2011 Click on thumbnail to view image |
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Curtain Scaffold
Installation
1.8 x 4 m x 0.8 m 2011
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A Sculptural Performance
370 x 440 x 100 and 220 x 320 x 120 cm
2 x enamel bathroom cabinets A3 and A2 wooden boards
2011
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