This ceramic sculpture draws on the historic visual language of domestic uniforms — a long, corseted dress with a stark white apron, evoking the figure of a 19th- or early 20th-century housemaid. It explores the tension between visibility and anonymity, between service and selfhood.
The rough, tactile surface contrasts with the clean lines of the apron and laced bodice, highlighting both the physicality of labor and the performance of propriety. The garment is rigid yet empty — a uniform without a body, a role waiting to be filled.
As in my other works, the absence of the figure invites reflection. Who wore this? Who sees her? Is she remembered through her labor, or erased by it? “The Cleaner” speaks to memory, class, and the quiet dignity embedded in the garments of those who served — and were rarely seen."
| Clay, Wheel Throwing, and Hand-Sculpting | 37 x 15.3 cm. | 2025