The Long Shot
Linden New Art, 2020

“Stockdale relishes the roles of director, sound, costume and set designer; the puppet master for a cast of outcasts. Her costumes, masks and props have been described as “portals to the other side”. Indeed, some of the clothing and shoes are historical pieces that would have been worn by women of the nineteenth century. In evoking these characters, Stockdale uses the past to critically engage with the present. This exhibition presents a multitude of hybrid cultural references, to question whether we have sufficiently acknowledged how our nation has been forged”.

_Juliette Hanson, Curator, 2020

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A museum display with a mannequin with a red and black mask that has two horns, holding a bowl. There is a seated figure with long dark hair, wearing a black dress with puffy sleeves, gloves, and makeup, in front of a dark wall.
A mannequin dressed in traditional Japanese geisha attire with an elaborate hairstyle, floral kimono, and a textured neckpiece, against a dark background.
A close-up view of an ornate tribal mask with a pink face, black eyebrows, and a decorated beard, partially covered by a delicate yellow lace veil against a dark background.
A mounted brown bear trophy with a smaller animal, possibly a cub, hanging from its mouth, against a black background.
An art sculpture of a bird, made from textured, brownish material, perched on a dark, rocky base, with green and yellow fabric resembling foliage hanging beside it.
A person wearing a mask with a cartoonish, exaggerated face featuring a large nose, bushy eyebrows, and a beard, in a low-lit setting with a dark background.
A life-sized horse sculpture with a rider wearing a helmet and holding a spear, displaying a medieval knight appearance, situated indoors among people.
An art gallery with a large white horse sculpture with a knight in armor riding on its back, holding a lance. There is a framed painting on the wall depicting a soldier kneeling in a forest setting.
Side profile of a vintage marionette puppet with painted face, dressed in old-fashioned clothing, and a decorated headpiece including a flower.
Side profile of a person sitting on a wooden chair, wearing a dark floral dress, with long, dark, wavy hair, and a painted face with exaggerated features and red cheeks, against a plain dark background.
A painting of a man with a beard and floral dress, holding a sparkly sword, with a background of mountains and clouds.
A decorative skeleton with a skull face and a head resembling a brain, dressed in a green, sequined, and spattered costume, set against a black background.
A handmade puppet with black curly hair, painted face, red lips, wearing a yellow and white outfit, holding an apple, with a dark background.
A puppet or doll with an exaggerated facial expression, wearing a dark outfit and a white ruffled collar, with an apple on its head, and a black braid visible on one side, set against a dark background with blurred greenery in the foreground.
People gathered around an art installation of a large white horse with a rider in a room with large windows and wooden floors.
A sock puppet resembling a small bag with a black and white knit pattern, hanging on a wall.
Abstract painting of a human face with exaggerated features, painted in vibrant colors, set against a black background.
A close-up of a decorative ceramic head sculpture with a dark beard and hair, placed on a wooden surface with a yellowish decorative object in front, in a dimly lit environment with warm tones.
A sculpture of a girl with a knight helmet riding a white horse inside a spacious room with hardwood floors, a fireplace, and large windows.
A sculpture of a white horse with realistic features in the foreground. Behind it, a mannequin dressed as a Stormtrooper from Star Wars, also in white, holding a staff or spear.
A colorful, textured mask of a distorted face positioned on a black surface surrounded by a glittery, black ornate frame
Art installation of human-like figures with masks and costumes in a dark gallery room, featuring a painting of a woman holding a knife on the wall.
A golden sculpture of a cloud placed on a wooden floor in front of white painted wooden legs of a piece of furniture.

Banner image:
Historia Lightbox
105 x 82 x 5 cm, Lightbox
2015-2020

Horse Sculpture:
Such Is Love Horse
298 x 256 x 88 cm, timber, wire, papier mache, metal, fabric, clay, resin, polymer paint, plastic, leather and horsehair
2020