The transformative experience of pregnancy opened up new avenues of thought and possibility for Clementine Keith-Roach (b.1984), leading her to turn from theatre design to fine art. Captivated by the physical changes she was undergoing whilst living in Athens, the British sculptor began taking casts of her body, which she then melded with Greek terracotta jars and urns. She finished each sculpture with layers of modelling paste and paint, giving them the appearance of ancient artefacts. The resulting anthropomorphic and surrealist-looking objects – such as Libation Iwith its protruding breasts – imagine maternal bodies as productive, life-giving vessels. Later pieces such as Mourning Song include casts of hands, which speak to themes of intimacy, care and protection; their gestures reference sources as diverse as Fra Angelico paintings, the Hindu goddess Kali, and Keith-Roach’s family photographs. Other works, including Partition, contain white resin, suggestive of a mother’s milk welling up from within.