Shadow Self by Jasmine Bradbury, Iron Resin, Edition of 9, 217cm high, 42cm wide, 7cm deep, (Also available in Bronze, £19,000, Edition of 6)

Artist’s Description:

Shadow Self marked the beginning of my exploration into Carl Jung’s theories on the “shadow self.” The piece features a literal shadow, permanently cast as a silhouette, reflecting Jung’s idea that:

“Everyone carries a shadow, and the less it is embodied in the individual’s conscious life, the blacker and denser it is. If an inferiority is conscious, one always has a chance to correct it.” – Carl Jung

Originally sculpted in plaster in 2023, the shape was taken directly from the shadow of my own body. This was translated into an 8-foot plaster cast, which I then carved, sanded, and polished by hand. The final version has been moulded and cast in Cold Cast Iron and mounted on a flat steel base.

Jasmine Bradbury, a British sculptor based in London, explores the unconscious mind through her work, reflecting personal expression and internal contradictions.

Her sculptures often depict human figures and natural objects, initially sculpted in clay or plaster, then cast in materials like lead, bronze, aluminum, resin, plaster, and jesmonite.

Recently, she began stone carving.

Bradbury, a Fine Art graduate from Norwich University of the Arts, has expertise in bronze casting and mould-making. She runs her own casting business, collaborating with established sculptors.

She recently won the Cockpit Arts Society Award for 2024. This provides a year of subsidized studio space to further her artistic practice.