Lampert’s sculptural works operate as abstract portraits, highlighting the achievements of accomplished women throughout history. They range from creative visionaries to the often unrecognised support roles women have played in innovation across science, humanities and the arts. The exhibition title gestures to omissions that punctuate historical narratives where contributions by women have been forgotten, ignored or claimed by others. Rather than appearing in the spotlight, they have been relegated to the dot, dot, dot trailing at the end of a thought, appearing only as a tiny speck in the ellipsis.
Through this exhibition, Lampert seeks to readjust the spotlight and generate recognition for achievements and discoveries that were never peripheral, but foundational. Upholstered in black velvet and intricately adorned with bead embroidery, the works draw on the histories of textiles and craft, practices traditionally embedded within female experience.
Carapace is a representation of the naturalist and illustrator Maria Sibylla Merian and her daughter Dorothea Graff. In 1699, Merian and her daughter travelled from Amsterdam to Dutch Suriname to study insects in their natural environment. Paradoxically disembarking in the tropics, the women surely appeared as strange creatures themselves, mimicking what they came to observe, trussed in their ornate European carapaces.
Building on her 2021 work, Lampert expanded her exploration of the Merian women to include aspects of their expedition. Her 2026 solo exhibition presents eleven sparkling moths, catalogued by the Merians during their time in Suriname, depicted flying in the moonlight. The work reflects the women’s achievements in entomology and scientific illustration.
