Alice Boot is concerned with unpicking the complex mysteries of fibre. Through processes of deconstructing and reconstructing burlap, and the intimate interactions of rough fibre, charcoal, clay and skin Alice seeks to understand how the materials behave and respond to manipulation.

Alice’s visual vocabulary responds to the fragmented forms of post-war Polish sculptor Magdalena Abakanowicz as well as the natural fibres and knots found in the coastal environments they grew up in, where the colossal sea forces the decay and transformation of objects. Through this research, Alice combines decaying metal, destroyed ceramic and malleable ash tree branches to interfere with the fibre’s hand-woven structure. This forced unification creates forms charged with resistance whilst delicately balancing a state of fragility and decomposition. Alice navigates these deep tensions and entanglements through hand to fibre contact.

Alice Boot is an artist born in East Sussex, currently studying a BA in Fine Art at the University of Leeds. Their practice encompasses sculpture, drawing and installation as well as curating exhibitions and community-based projects. Recent exhibitions include Ones to Watch at Sunny Bank Mills (March-April 2025), Arrival (October 2024), Passing Through Margins (March 2023).

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