A Call to Arms

A woman dressed in armour sleeps on the floor of a dark sunlit room As she sleeps dreams and memoires unravel in her head In the final light of day she wakes herself and prepares for battle A Call to Arms is an allegory of the emotional and practical struggles of the artist It also aims to overcome this turmoil with a new mythopoetic legend differing in purpose and conclusion from those traditionally offered It pillages a number of tales and images of conflict which form part of our collective memory and challenges these by placing women as central and powerful figures Pageantry flourishing banners and other emblems of war persist but an unusual serenity and poise underlies these suggestions of aggression and battle