I was absolutely thrilled to have received an invitation from the lovely Tatha Gallery to be part of their Graduates Show for 2024! This is my first exhibition post-graduation and what a beautiful way to start my hopeful career than by showing work at such a beautiful gallery by Dundee. My project ‘Roots in Identity’ will be able to be […]
Artist Statement 06/2023 My practice has a basis within traditional sculpture, with a contemporary approach to the context. The process comes hand in hand with the outcome, which includes research and thematic exploration. Together the result becomes complete. My choice of medium is wood for its intricacies, space for symbolism and the varied possibilities of creating. Most recently my research […]
Installation titled: Roots in Identity The work on display is a cumulation of thoughts, exploration and discovery that have taken place over 22 years. It isn’t an endpoint. It is the investigation of the dreaded question ‘Who am I?’. There is a natural need to know your roots and who you are at this point in history. I immigrated from […]
Many women have to face hormonal conditions and illnesses that affect not only their physical well-being but the psychological as well. Leading on from my previous sculpture titled ‘Struggle’ that mainly covered the physical aspects (and specifically approaches to Motherhood and fertility) of dealing with conditions such as PCOS, I wanted to focus on the psychological experience this time. Going […]
Fourth year. Here we go. As last year, the semester started with a transition project that would be exhibited to present our intentions and themes for this final year before graduation. First of all, I chose wood. This is the material I am most interested in, and hope to direct my practice through the exploration of this medium. Alongside this, […]
Third year. Art school. Semester 1. I mentioned in my 2-week ‘transition’ project about my struggles with hormonal conditions and illnesses. This isn’t something that I can put to the side (for those that do not know I have: hyperthyroidism, PCOS, insulin resistance and possibly other conditions). Since this is a current topic and fairly new I decided to use […]