I’ve never seen Laura Fords Rag and Bone series in the flesh, so to speak; I’ve only ever ogled at photographs of the sculptures, which are based upon characters from Beatrix Potter’s children’s books. In a twist which intended to show those who exist in the margins of society, such as the homeless and disenfranchised, these human-scaled figures from childhood rummage through bins, push prams of belongings or sit on the pavement, wrapped bundles of blankets. They seem to bridge childhood icons and adulthood issues, the fantasy of stories and the reality of society, the image of countryside animals adapting to city life.
