Margaret Proudfoot

Margaret Proudfoot donated these two artworks to #100NHSRooms after creating them specifically for staff spaces. She says of the works: ‘They were made during the imposed seclusion of the first 2020 Covid19 Lockdown when both the season and the weather mitigated some of the isolation. These pieces developed an existing fascination with boundaries, borders, and the linear qualities of wire. Always envisaged for healthcare sites they employ the meditative processes of cutting, of both block and paper. The seasonal optimism of new shoots gives an ambiguous glimpse of a way ahead. The uncertainly implied by further growth seems nearer to our shared experience since these were made. Smaller proofs were made and sent to friends, family and colleagues during time on furlough’

Margaret Proudfoot, Ravelling (April 2020 and Mary 2020), 2020, Hand Cut Lino prints on Japanese Mulberry Paper

Margaret Proudfoot, Ravelling, installed in the Royal London Hospital Emergency Department Quiet Room

Sculptor Margaret Proudfoot uses diverse materials, processes and maps to address ideas about location, history and conflict. Having studied at Camberwell School of Art she has work in public and private collections and continues to exhibit widely – including Jerwood Drawing Prize, Metropolis at The Royal British Society of Sculptors, Lines of Desire at Oriel Davis Gallery and recently the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.