Leather

100× 100 × 15cm

In Catcher, Dean Stewart disassembles and reconfigures a collection of vintage baseball gloves into a unified circular assemblage. Carefully arranged across a one-metre round, the piece draws attention to the rich textures of aged leathers—steerhide, cowhide, and kip—each bearing the marks of use. Glove components such as finger stalls, webbing, palms, and lacing are layered and repositioned, creating a new composition from objects once shaped for individual purpose.

The work references the roles within a team—pitcher, catcher, infielder, outfielder—while also honouring the craftsmanship and material variation embedded in each glove. In reworking these familiar forms, Stewart invites reflection on play, labour, and memory, and on how worn materials can carry forward quiet stories of the past.