Artist’s Statement

The link between materials, processes and meaning is at the heart of my research. In my multi-disciplinary practice, familiar objects and materials are taken out of their usual context to reflect upon their deeper associations: tears as material of repair; long braided hair to discuss issues of control; a bunch of parsley to deal with reproductive rights and intergenerational trauma; a wall of laundry soap to consider gender role structures; broken glass to portray domestic abuse etc.

Inspired by Roland Barthes’ theory on myths and by the work of Marina Warner, my work aims at unearthing and undoing preconceived ideas about reality through observing the nexus between materiality and meaning from a feminist perspective. Fuelled by personal experiences that relate to broader socio-political issues, my work often deals with patriarchal control, injustice and power dynamics. Artists such as Louise Bourgeois, Mona Hatoum, Kathy Wilkes and Doris Salcedo are influential in my practice, promoting the ideas of repair and interconnectedness.

Process is fundamental: casting with the lost wax process, etching, or employing everyday processes such as cooking to create art. I am fascinated by the alchemy of processing psychological states through making, transforming the art object into the embodiment of lived experiences and ideas.

I often invite participation in my work, whether in immersive site-specific installations with an active viewer, or by organising socially engaged projects where the work is made or altered by people’s participation. The collaborative nature of my work extends to my approach to materials. As an artist, I engage with materials as collaborators, considering them actants in the process of making.

Founded on the theoretical underpinning of Deleuze’s rhizome, my investigation posits that lived experience can be transformed and repaired through a dynamic collaboration with materials. It explores the connection between humans and the other-than-human from a non-anthropomorphic standpoint, considering how materials can shape human experience.