Emily O’Brochta - First communion girl & boy

£6,750.00

135 x 122 x 7 cm

Wet felted raw wool

2026

I strip aesthetic embellishment from Christian semiotics, forcing an encounter with foundational beliefs outside the rhetoric of spectacle. Drawing on Simone Weil's understanding of attention as a form of prayer, I believe sculpture is a devotional (though not necessarily theistically devotional) labor. Through it, I examine how early religious education acts as a framework for childhood indoctrination, tracking the lasting impacts of a Catholic upbringing on the development (and inhibition) of personhood.

Please note that delivery is not included in the price. Delivery costs will be the responsibility of the buyer. The delivery method and payment will be arranged with Parker Harris after purchase, and Parker Harris will contact all buyers once their purchase is complete. Buyers will not receive the work until after the exhibition at Wells Cathedral closes on Saturday 7 November 2026. Works can be collected from Wells Cathedral on Sunday 8 or Monday 9 November 2026, 9.30am–4.30pm.

135 x 122 x 7 cm

Wet felted raw wool

2026

I strip aesthetic embellishment from Christian semiotics, forcing an encounter with foundational beliefs outside the rhetoric of spectacle. Drawing on Simone Weil's understanding of attention as a form of prayer, I believe sculpture is a devotional (though not necessarily theistically devotional) labor. Through it, I examine how early religious education acts as a framework for childhood indoctrination, tracking the lasting impacts of a Catholic upbringing on the development (and inhibition) of personhood.

Please note that delivery is not included in the price. Delivery costs will be the responsibility of the buyer. The delivery method and payment will be arranged with Parker Harris after purchase, and Parker Harris will contact all buyers once their purchase is complete. Buyers will not receive the work until after the exhibition at Wells Cathedral closes on Saturday 7 November 2026. Works can be collected from Wells Cathedral on Sunday 8 or Monday 9 November 2026, 9.30am–4.30pm.