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Stephanie Douet, 'Brutalist Crazy Golf'. Stephanie creates exaggerated forms bursting with vibrant theatricality. Her work draws from an eclectic mix of historical influences; from Chinoiserie and Victorian Gothic, to Pop Art and, most recently, Brutalist architecture. A recent residency in Croatia sparked her obsession with Brutalist monuments, particularly with the Spomenik - the Serbo-Croat/Slovenian word for monument refering to the pioneering abstract memorials built in Josip Tito’s Yugoslavia between the 1960s and the 1990s, marking the horror of occupation by Axis forces and the triumph of their defeat during World War II. Drawn to their raw, emotional presence aligning with the Brutalist surroundings of Thamesmead, and in the shadow of the abandoned club house building, Stephanie presents her own memorial to the space, with a nod to the playful absurdity of crazy golf.
By Meg Stuart, Kieran IdleStephanie Douet, 'Brutalist Crazy Golf'. Stephanie creates exaggerated forms bursting with vibrant theatricality. Her work draws from an eclectic mix of historical influences; from Chinoiserie and Victorian Gothic, to Pop Art and, most recently, Brutalist architecture. A recent residency in Croatia sparked her obsession with Brutalist monuments, particularly with the Spomenik - the Serbo-Croat/Slovenian word for monument refering to the pioneering abstract memorials built in Josip Tito’s Yugoslavia between the 1960s and the 1990s, marking the horror of occupation by Axis forces and the triumph of their defeat during World War II. Drawn to their raw, emotional presence aligning with the Brutalist surroundings of Thamesmead, and in the shadow of the abandoned club house building, Stephanie presents her own memorial to the space, with a nod to the playful absurdity of crazy golf.