My practice is led by the things we consume and how they consume us. From worlds set in daytime TV, to a media-munching centipedal figure in the midst of a fairground scam. I’m interested in the properties of entertainment being means to escape, numb, to find and lose yourself. The figures in my work appear as seemingly dimensional as one-liners. However, their shallow individuality along with the uniformity of caricature, binds them into a larger multifaceted being like that of an algorithmic self.
Sculptural ‘Stained Glass’, ‘Fairground’ and ‘Diorama’ pieces are put through material dramas culminating in shoddy facades and broken illusions. In part my work re-imagines entertainment pre-cinema in a half-hearted rejection of modernism despite the themes of my work being quite particular to today. Most recently I have developed works that appear as stained glass but are actually poured sugar and Isomalt (an engineered sugar). The mischievous materiality of sugar and lead is reflective of the addictive, sickly and enjoyable qualities of entertainment and media.
My figures, in spite of their material facades, perhaps see their own predicament; the desire to have more even when they are full and their subsequent deterioration. My work critiques the controlling grip of consumerism whilst exploring the tipping willingness of the consumer to let it take hold.
Sophie Lloyd
My practice is led by the things we consume and how they consume us. From worlds set in daytime TV, to a media-munching centipedal figure in the midst of a fairground scam. I’m interested in the properties of entertainment being means to escape, numb, to find and lose yourself. The figures in my work appear as seemingly dimensional as one-liners. However, their shallow individuality along with the uniformity of caricature, binds them into a larger multifaceted being like that of an algorithmic self.
Sculptural ‘Stained Glass’, ‘Fairground’ and ‘Diorama’ pieces are put through material dramas culminating in shoddy facades and broken illusions. In part my work re-imagines entertainment pre-cinema in a half-hearted rejection of modernism despite the themes of my work being quite particular to today. Most recently I have developed works that appear as stained glass but are actually poured sugar and Isomalt (an engineered sugar). The mischievous materiality of sugar and lead is reflective of the addictive, sickly and enjoyable qualities of entertainment and media.
My figures, in spite of their material facades, perhaps see their own predicament; the desire to have more even when they are full and their subsequent deterioration. My work critiques the controlling grip of consumerism whilst exploring the tipping willingness of the consumer to let it take hold.
Semi-domesticated Poodleis a mosaic made of hand-cut sugar glass. Alongside her sugar work, a reactive poodle came into the artist’s life, deemed ‘the worst dog in 40 years’ by canine behaviourists. Using reimagined artifact and drawing on historical narratives Lloyd playfully questions where our behavioural instincts come from. She often likens her process to taming a wild animal as the sugar’s reactive quality can produce unpredictable, tragic, and unexpectantly beautiful effects. Her mosaic Semi-domesticated Poodle is a painstaking piecing together of fragile material, full of behind-the-scene failures as an ode to the artist’s dog and the unlikely bond between them.
Sophie makes expressive and stylised sugar sculptures. With fixed open mouths, candy colours and sickly sweet material, these figures evoke both gluttony and the uncanny.
Care instructions:
This piece is made from sugar and therefore sensitive to its environment and any reactions taking place aligns with the intentions of the work. To maximise its lifetime, avoid sources of heat and humid environments. This artwork contains lead and so should not be eaten despite its sugar content. Always wash hands after handling this work and gloves are recommended. It should not be handled by children.
lnclusive of VAT. If exempt, please contact bandits@sarabandefoundation.org
Sophie Lloyd, Baby and Son
Regular price
£330.00
2023
Sugar, Lead and Food Colouring
36 x 45 x 12 cm
Sophie makes expressive and stylised sugar sculptures. With fixed open mouths, candy colours and sickly sweet material, these figures evoke both gluttony and the uncanny.
Care instructions:
This piece is made from sugar and therefore sensitive to its environment and any reactions taking place aligns with the intentions of the work. To maximise its lifetime, avoid sources of heat and humid environments. This artwork contains lead and so should not be eaten despite its sugar content. Always wash hands after handling this work and gloves are recommended. It should not be handled by children.
Please expect extra turnover time for this artwork.
Shipping time 4-5 weeks
lnclusive of VAT. If exempt, please contact bandits@sarabandefoundation.org
Sophie Lloyd, Lay Down Lady
Regular price
£330.00
2023
Sugar, Lead and Food Colouring
15 x 52 x 16 cm
Sophie makes expressive and stylised sugar sculptures. With fixed open mouths, candy colours and sickly sweet material, these figures evoke both gluttony and the uncanny.
Care instructions:
This piece is made from sugar and therefore sensitive to its environment and any reactions taking place aligns with the intentions of the work. To maximise its lifetime, avoid sources of heat and humid environments. This artwork contains lead and so should not be eaten despite its sugar content. Always wash hands after handling this work and gloves are recommended. It should not be handled by children.
Please expect extra turnover time for this artwork.
Shipping time 4-5 weeks
lnclusive of VAT. If exempt, please contact bandits@sarabandefoundation.org
Sophie Lloyd, My Little Pony
Regular price
£330.00
2023
Sugar, Lead and Food Colouring
26 x 45 x 12cm
Sophie makes expressive and stylised sugar sculptures. With fixed open mouths, candy colours and sickly sweet material, these figures evoke both gluttony and the uncanny.
Care instructions:
This piece is made from sugar and therefore sensitive to its environment and any reactions taking place aligns with the intentions of the work. To maximise its lifetime, avoid sources of heat and humid environments. This artwork contains lead and so should not be eaten despite its sugar content. Always wash hands after handling this work and gloves are recommended. It should not be handled by children.
Please allow extra turnover time for this product.
Shipping time 4-5 weeks
lnclusive of VAT. If exempt, please contact bandits@sarabandefoundation.org
Sophie Lloyd, Syncing
Regular price
£330.00
2023
Sugar, Lead and Food Colouring
37 x 32 x 12 cm
Sophie makes expressive and stylised sugar sculptures. With fixed open mouths, candy colours and sickly sweet material, these figures evoke both gluttony and the uncanny.
Care instructions:
This piece is made from sugar and therefore sensitive to its environment and any reactions taking place aligns with the intentions of the work. To maximise its lifetime, avoid sources of heat and humid environments. This artwork contains lead and so should not be eaten despite its sugar content. Always wash hands after handling this work and gloves are recommended. It should not be handled by children.
Shipping time 4-5 weeks
lnclusive of VAT. If exempt, please contact bandits@sarabandefoundation.org
Sophie Lloyd, Twin Gullets
Regular price
£330.00
2023
Sugar, Lead and Food Colouring
35 x 30 x 12 cm
Sophie makes expressive and stylised sugar sculptures. With fixed open mouths, candy colours and sickly sweet material, these figures evoke both gluttony and the uncanny.
Care instructions:
This piece is made from sugar and therefore sensitive to its environment and any reactions taking place aligns with the intentions of the work. To maximise its lifetime, avoid sources of heat and humid environments. This artwork contains lead and so should not be eaten despite its sugar content. Always wash hands after handling this work and gloves are recommended. It should not be handled by children.
Shipping time 4-5 weeks
lnclusive of VAT. If exempt, please contact bandits@sarabandefoundation.org
