Blair Stobie

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My practice involves illustrating through model-making. This year, I have been interested in The Puppet, and the way in which a puppet is a coded object of the uncanny. I have explored puppetry as a technique for leaning into discomfort and performing behaviours whilst preserving the self-image. I am moved by transgression and recently have been exploring themes of Queer shame. I have found that there are many ways in which shame can be a powerful tool and how communities can be formed due to collective shame.

Puppets and Puppeteer photographed by Shannon Best