It's Only a Game (2014)

It’s Only a Game (2014) has been constructed from netting, rope and fishing line, incorporating small plastic toys washed ashore on the coasts of Britain and Ireland. The tapestry presents many playful objects, providing a direct connection to childhood memories long since forgotten.

Cheap production methods have meant that increasingly, we consider small plastic objects to be disposable. Plastic toys from our childhood have found their way into the sea, but despite being jumbled and tumbled by tidal currents, they show few obvious signs of decay, even after decades. While we have grown up, their adventures have continued beneath the waves.

It’s Only a Game invokes nostalgia for a time of childhood innocence. At first a joyful reunion, the toys in my tapestries are familiar, but their stubborn presence then becomes alarming. We soon forget the harmless games of youth as we consider the far from innocent consequences of their continued existence.

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