Susan Dodd

Artist Statement

My work is grounded in my lifelong obsession with collecting. I use found objects and collage to make intricate and dense dioramas and pictures. Cabinets of curiosity and shrines and reliquaries are a great source of inspiration and subjects range from mythology and the lives of saints to my love of Derbyshire well dressings.

These works all tell a story, but it is up to the viewer to decide what that story is. Each work is unique and unrepeatable, often containing hundreds of objects. Sometimes weeks pass before I find the right object or image, but then it all falls into place.

 

Shrine, collage & found objects, 65cm x 37cm
Goddesses, collage & found objects, 65cm x 55cm
Goddesses, collage & found objects, 65cm x 55cm
Welldressing, collage & found objects, 40cm x 50cm
Welldressing, collage & found objects, 40cm x 50cm
Six small works, various sizes, largest 25cm x 25cm, smallest 11cm x 8cm
Six small works, various sizes, largest 25cm x 25cm, smallest 11cm x 8cm