Xxijra Hii is pleased to present an exhibition of all new works by Laila Majid + Louis Blue Newby at The Shop, Sadie Coles HQ. Turning to their extensive image archive, the imagery in this new body of work originates from a vast array of sources including, but not limited to, fetish and pornography magazines, wildlife encyclopaedias, cinema SFX / VFX journals, anime drawing manuals, iPhone photographs and images mined from online forums. Alongside image-based work, the artists are producing an editioned series of cast sculptures, focussing on objects that bear a connection to the corporeal. An inflatable ergonomic sex...
Xxijra Hii is pleased to present an exhibition of all new works by Laila Majid + Louis Blue Newby at The Shop, Sadie Coles HQ.
Turning to their extensive image archive, the imagery in this new body of work originates from a vast array of sources including, but not limited to, fetish and pornography magazines, wildlife encyclopaedias, cinema SFX / VFX journals, anime drawing manuals, iPhone photographs and images mined from online forums.
Alongside image-based work, the artists are producing an editioned series of cast sculptures, focussing on objects that bear a connection to the corporeal. An inflatable ergonomic sex pillow reimagined in jesmonite prompts speculation, leaving us to imagine the possible ways in which this object may be used. Colour-matched to the fleshy hues of shapewear and lingerie, these objects become analogous to the body. Gently undulating forms, seam lines, and protruding inflation valves morph into stand-ins for bodily orifices, curves and wrinkles in the skin.
