Vessel examines the invisible forms of labour embedded within social expectations, particularly those placed on women. The work considers how care, availability, and emotional support are often assumed rather than acknowledged, positioning the body as a site of unrecognised contribution.

Although titled Vessel, the sculpture resists literal functionality. With no opening or exit, it rejects the notion of endless capacity, proposing boundaries as both form and concept. The absence becomes a refusal: a structure that cannot be accessed, filled, or depleted.

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Each of Smith’s sculptures is accompanied by an edition print that functions as its “DNA blueprint”, generated through the artist’s own sculpting and scanning process. Printed as a fine art Giclée on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, one of the most archival papers available, the print operates both as documentation and as an independent artwork, preserving the sculpture’s essence in two-dimensional form.

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