Flo Ray

A series of 15 objects made from various fabrics hang from metal chains, resembling punch bags

Flo Ray (b. London, 1987) works across text, sculpture, installation, drawing, film and audio. Her work is broadly concerned with expressions of multiplicity; complex fragmentations of self, and modes of collectivity. Exploring these through various configurations and stories, she confronts persistent notions of a singular, cohering self, and seeks to challenge the sovereign individualism that upholds dominant cultural narratives and their power structures.

Two objects resembling punch bags hanging by thick chains (one black and white, the other pale orange)

One large red object resembling a punch bag hanging by thick chain, with parts of others hanging nearby

Close-up detail of red fabric with outward-facing seams, red tape and a tailor's pin. Illegible scrawl sewn into the seam

One sagging black object resembling a punch bag hanging by thick chain and resting on the floor with a shop tag protruding

Close-up detail of black and white stretch fabric with incongruous shop tag that reads '2.80m Sequin'

A bright gold object resembling a punch bag hanging by black chain. It is flaccid and empty, parts held together with cable ties

Close-up detail of ragged scraps of navy suit material held together with excessive red thread

Object resembling meat hanging in an abattoir from a meathook. Translucent beige with red underneath and bound with white string

Close-up detail of wrought iron meathook with red and translucent beige material pierced and hanging from it

A big white leather object resembling a punch bag hanging by black chain. Parts of others hanging in the periphery

Close-up of hanging object made from waistband of blue jeans and hanging by metal chain with RCA Staff ID emerging from pocket

Object hanging from metal chain resembling a punch bag and made from scraps of white material with excessive number of zips

Close-up detail of lilac fabric with chains attached by ribbon, two clothing labels and many unpicked seams exposing red thread

Close-up of grey stretch material forming the opening of bag and resembling a hood, hanging from ceiling by bent metal hanger

Blue leatherette cylindrical object hanging from ceiling by red webbing. Others hang in the periphery

Close-up detail of brown fabric with faint chalk markings from its construction, with ragged seams and red thread exposed

The Movement (2022)

Various textiles, chain, thread, zips, poppers, cable ties, rope, string, buckles, tape, bubble wrap, velcro, carabiners, webbing, staples, pins, paperclips, permanent marker, tailor's chalk, pattern cutting paper, keyring, key, clothing labels, shop tag, clothes hanger, meat hook, RCA Staff ID.

Weights and dimensions variable

Photos by Lucio Martus

Flo Ray

The Movement (2022)

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