"The bed becomes a site of creation, desire, and condemnation, exploring the shift of procreation to hedonism that exposed deep cultural anxieties surrounding female sexual agency and autonomy."
"Agnes is definitely resisting a fixed form, both in production and concept, describing a process where control is continuously negotiated."
"What emerges is a body in flux. Curves stretch, surfaces ripple, and the frame seems to soften and harden at once, as if the bed were still becoming."
"Despite its shifting, almost creature-like presence, Agnes remains anchored in the idea of intimacy. Beds are intimate spaces where one is meant to..."
Agnes, designed by Danae Dasyra and Joe Bradford, is a sculptural bed that embodies themes of magic and femininity. Rooted in the history of Agnes Sampson, a Scottish healer executed for witchcraft, the piece reflects on the targeting of female healers. The bed's design, created through hydroforming, allows for a fluid and dynamic form that resists fixed definitions. It serves as a site of creation and desire, challenging cultural anxieties surrounding female sexual agency and autonomy while remaining intimate in nature.
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