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Poppy Whatmore, 'Playtime'. Poppy Whatmore addresses how power structures are established in the objects we encounter everyday. By reconfiguring typical scenes from our domestic lives, she confronts the shadows of patriarchal and societal power that shroud the things we use. By placing day-to-day objects in new compositions the learnt myth and messaging society has assigned them is adjusted. Much like the WINTER SCULPTURE PARK, Poppy is demonstrating how an alternative context can help us interrogate what we’re being shown and why.
By Meg Stuart, Kieran IdlePoppy Whatmore, 'Playtime'. Poppy Whatmore addresses how power structures are established in the objects we encounter everyday. By reconfiguring typical scenes from our domestic lives, she confronts the shadows of patriarchal and societal power that shroud the things we use. By placing day-to-day objects in new compositions the learnt myth and messaging society has assigned them is adjusted. Much like the WINTER SCULPTURE PARK, Poppy is demonstrating how an alternative context can help us interrogate what we’re being shown and why.