Reaping (2020)

Reaping is a small interactive embroidered comic made up of two embroidered portraits of Samuel at two stages in his life. The current day Samuel opens down to reveal his childhood self, looking at peace.

Since transitioning and having top surgery, Samuel feels more connected to his childhood self. Having his flat chest returned to him helped him feel more at home in his body again. As Samuel reflects on his journey and collects these memories, it brings back a part of him he thought was gone. His childhood self is very much alive, and he carries them with him as he transitions into adulthood.

Reaping was created during October 2020 for Adam Pritchett's #Stitchtober2020 on Instagram. This work was Samuel’s first “embroidered comic”, as he ventured out from flat printed digital comics, to bound comic books, to tactile textile pieces. It became the starting point for Samuel’s current artistic practice, combining Samuel’s love for comics and the tenderness of textiles.

Hand embroidery on calico, cotton, neodymium magnets. 22.5cm x 17.5cm

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