Curated by Andrée Cook at Spring Projects, London, Barford’s ‘The Good The Bad The Belle’ series of focused pieces explore ideas of lost youth in today’s society. The work looks at eating habits, violence, education, gang culture and perceptions of childhood.
The Good The Bad The Belle, 2009
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Wonderland?! What fucking postcode’s that?! (detail), 2009
The original figurines used are chocolate box images of childhood where even a street urchin is depicted as a romantic notion. The process of updating these figures to contemporaneity plays is as important as the completed pieces themselves.
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Family Feast (detail), 2009
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Ring-a-Ring-a-Rose (detail), 2009
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Happy Meal, 2009
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Does that mean we’re not getting any presents? 2009
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Does that mean we’re not getting any presents? (detail), 2009
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Family Feast, 2009
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Do it again, I didn't press record, 2009
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Do it again, I didn't press record (detail), 2009
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Wonderland?! What fucking postcode’s that?! 2009
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Cry “Havoc” and let slip the dogs of war, 2009
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Always the best way to earn your wings, 2009