After exhibiting her post-graduate work at Slade, she was approached by the curators of the newly opened Garage Art gallery in London.
Clark was inspired by Mary Douglas anthropology work on taboos and disorder, published in Purity and Danger.
Clark also cited a TV programme exploring fictional investigations of forensic science teams as an influence.
[7] In 1990, Clark was commissioned to design a series of acoustic wall hangings' for Portcullis House, Westminster.
In 1990, Clark won an Arts Council Grant for the project 'A Rare Sighting' with Cable Street Gallery, London.