The artwork comes from a series of fibre glass sculptures Deborah Brown created in her Belfast studio during the 1970s. After experimenting with abstraction in painting following a formative trip to Paris, she transitioned to sculpture, becoming a pioneer in the use of fiberglass in Ireland. The material’s semi-transparency provided her with the opportunity to explore delicate light effects, adding a sense of ethereality to her forms. During this period some of her sculptures also incorporated barbed wire, as a reflection of the surrounding conflict and the realities of life during the Troubles.