SAMUEL EYLES x MADSEN SYLVESTER STUDIO "PROTRUSION" SOCK (Artist Edition)

In the painting 'REQUIEM FOR A BROKEN BOWL' (2020), one of the most intimate and utilitarian garments, the sport sock, becomes a symbol of self-loathing, indignity, and solitude.

In response to this painting by multidisciplinary artist Samuel Eyles, Cyana Madsen has curated 'PROTRUSION: a collaboration with the artist Samuel Eyles' (2024). This installation materialises Eyles' fraught emotional world by producing a series of ribbed cotton talismans to boredom, repetition, and filth. The socks crawl out of the canvas to transform Eyles' symbol of shame into a coveted object which is beautiful, functional, and provides tactile pleasure.

'REQUIEM FOR A BROKEN BOWL' is not for sale, and Eyles' practice is now focused on writing and filmmaking. Each pair of socks thus becomes both an essential part of the exhibition design, and an editioned work for purchase. They will be delivered to owners after the exhibition is complete, uniquely reflecting the impact of exposure on their colouring and structure: embodying and memorialising the ephemeral nature of practice and display.

This heavyweight chunky sock is made from 90% cotton, reinforced with 10% nylon, and made on a 1977 Bentley Komet sock machine from British spun cotton.

Made in the heart of Leicestershire, the sockmaking capital of England.

- Limited to 18 pairs
- Designed in collaboration artist Samuel Eyes, curator Cyana Madsen, and AWMS.
- Shipped in an artist signed and numbered card wrap
- Made in England
- One size fits all
- Each pair will have a unique structure and patina reflecting its position in the exhibition 'PROTRUSION: a collaboration with the artist Samuel Eyles' (2024)

- This edition will ship after exhibition closes, week commencing October 21st