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Artist Statement:
My work is to do with the
relationships we keep and the
relationships we break.
There is a common
misconception that lobsters
pair for life, and so have
become symbolic of a
committed, life-long
relationship with an ideal
partner. The reality that they
don’t has meant that their
symbolism can be used to
signify human relationships:
the distress of losing
relationships; of being caught
within them; the misplaced
ambitions or perceptions we
have of others; the unspoken
trust we place with others,
that may or may not be
honoured.
Throughout the work there are
various themes that continue.
The idea of wrapping the
lobster suggests
mummification. Preservation,
ceremony and ritual are
implicit, as are suffocation,
restriction and the history of
binding.
The image of the scarab for
the Ancient Egyptians
signified renewal,
resurrection and
transformation. Scarab amulets
were placed over the heart of
the mummified dead to keep it
from confessing the sins
during its interrogation in
the Weighing of the Heart
ceremony at Judgement Day. The
heart itself, rather than the
brain, was considered to be
the intelligent organ.
Barn owls eat their prey
whole, digest what goodness
they can, and cough up the
matter they can’...
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Exhibitions for Madeleine Burt:
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The Wirksworth Arts Festival, Derbyshire, UK
Sept 2005
The Sir John Borlase-Warren, Nottingham, UK
Selected work shown throughout 2005
The City Gallery, Leicester, UK
Nov – Jan 2004
Fifteenth Open Exhibition
Nottingham Castle Exhibition, Nottingham, UK
Nov – Dec 2003
Annual Open Art Exhibition
Christie’s, London, UK
March 2002
Art 4 Life Exhibition
Henley Exhibition Centre, Henley-on-Thames, UK
Dec 2001
Diverse D’Hiver Show
Fisherton Mill, Salisbury, UK
July – Aug 2000
The Sea Exhibition
Jelly Legg’d Arts Centre, Reading, UK
Regular exhibitions 1999 – 2000
Windsor Arts Centre, Royal Berkshire, UK
Aug – Sept 1999
Solo exhibition
Modern Artists Gallery, Whitchurch-on-Thames, UK
April – May 1999
Zoe Blount and Friends Exhibition
Oriel Mostyn 10, Llandudno, UK
Dec – Jan 1999
Mostyn 10 Open Exhibition
Sefton Open, Southport, UK
Sept – Oct 1998
Prizewinner
Degree Show, Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
July 1998
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