double-faced fabric banner, 183 x 264cm
c-print on aluminium, 40.6 x 28.3cm
shot 2012, first produced 2013

A female gymnast is pictured in an iconic move on the rings; an apparatus, which showcases strength and control, but which is used solely by men in competition. Cross was made in collaboration with Gemini Gymnastics Club, Oshawa, during an artist residency at the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto.

Exhibited in New Order I Other Spaces, Kelvin Hall Ballroom, Glasgow, as part of the cultural programme for the Glasgow 2018 European Championships; Jo Longhurst I Other Spaces, Titanic Belfast, 2016. Print version exhibited in Gothic, Library of Birmingham, Birmingham, 2015; Fans of Feminism, Cass Gallery, London, 2013; C Magazine Auction, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Toronto, with preview exhibition Bonhams, Toronto, 2013

Published in AGO Artists in Residence 2011-2016, Art Gallery of Ontario; Photography & Culture, Volume 8, Issue 1, 2015, Volume 8, Issue 2 & 3, 2016; On Perfection: An Artists' Symposium, Intellect Books, 2013