My practice exists at the intersection between the self and the other. Utilising themes of intimacy, consumerism and the tradition of figuration, I poke and prod at the line between the self and the body, the self and the mother, the self and the other. The tradition of nude figuration is a constant throughout time and culture. The naked body is a universal reality that is increasingly being treated as embarrassing, taboo and inherently sexual.
Within an environment increasingly more dependent on physical appearance than ever before, where you can be filmed at any given moment and showcased online without your knowledge or consent for unknown strangers entertainment and judgement, an environment where permanent cosmetic enhancements are increasingly more normalised and justified, an environment where the epitome of beauty is girlhood, not womanhood, I aim to alienate the absurd from our accepted realities by uprooting assumed contexts. The absurdity of the day-to-day is exacerbated by the insertion of the handmade and material in an increasingly mass-produced world, reflecting the vulnerability I seek to unveil.
