Amber Jackson

The series pairs three hand-made human garments, constructed from faux leather, rope, and metal (Untitled 1–3), with three wood-and-fabric soft sculptures resembling hobby horses dressed in matching attire (Untitled 4–6).

The work invites a personal response shaped by an individual’s relationship to the imagery, exploring the interplay between consent, childhood play, adult pleasure, and humanity’s varying treatment of domesticated animals.

Through this lens, it encourages a reflection on the blurred boundaries between care and control, desire and discipline, and the ways in which social power dynamics manifest in acts of control or restraint.

Untitled (100 x 80 cm) presents a ten-by-ten grid of “rags”: once-functional garments, repurposed, dirtied, and ultimately destined for disposal.

Each rectangle carries the traces of past use, including those already rags. They are worn, soiled, and shaped by unique experiences. The fabric transforms into a window into the lives of strangers, highlighting the passage of time and the intimate histories embedded in them. Marks of wear, dirt, and eventual disposal reflect the material’s journey and the human interactions that give it meaning.