Caroline Burgess is a British sculptor and installation artist based in London. Working almost exclusively in textiles, her work challenges the masculine traditions of the world of sculpture. Soft, complex and exhibiting a quiet power her sculptures are an emotional expression of her lived experience as a woman in twenty first century United Kingdom. In works like ‘The Unbearable Lightness of Being’ and ‘The Art of Being’ the subtle fragilities in the surface textures that result from the fabric manipulation become the essence of the form. Burgess creates pieces which emanate both strength and vulnerability; a depiction of the feminine. Containing fleeting memories of desolate landscapes and experiences the artworks evoke a sense of stillness and a certain loss and loneliness. They can be life-affirming and yet uncertain.