Squeeze

Briggs works to capture latent desire and psychosexual stimulation — his porcelain objects a twisted hybrid of sexual reference, attention to detail, focused tactility and overstimulation. The smoothed and polished undulations of this untitled piece are often undeniably, and perhaps revoltingly, flesh-like — semi-recognisable bodily appendages rising then sinking back into the writhing biomorphic whole — whilst others equate to the textures of upholstery or fabric. The artist often incorporates real hair or nail polish to heighten the sense of realism, which perversely serves to make the works more intense and grotesque.