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2022

Plaster, modroc, chicken wire, 10ft boat, paint.

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This was my Final Major Project at University. I wanted to create something which represented the unique history of Guernsey, my island home, which was occupied by Nazi Germany during the Second World War. I selected aspects of this which would mean most to those with local knowledge, but not necessarily to the wider audience.

Guernsey people are affectionately known as ‘donkeys’, apparently due to their inherent stubborn determination! So my sculpture was centred around a donkey to represent those Guernsey people who were evacuated just before the Nazis invaded. The boat was significant in that it was the mode of transport taking them away from their island, never know when or if they would return.

The obvious choice to depict this solemn part of our history was battleship grey which gave the sculpture a military feel – to acknowledge the local men who went away to fight for their country.

The title ‘A La Perchoine’ is a Guernésiais phrase meaning ‘until we meet again’.