EXPLORATIONS 2018

THE MEDUSA PROJECT 2017

The Medusa project i investigates ways of re-presenting the Medusa myth as a reclamation of female power and sovereignty. 
The focus of this project was on reweaving cultural memory of the myth. 
Archetypes have power on the collective psyche of the human race. By re weaving its cultural context through visual language I query the impact that these archetypes have on our understanding of human nature.

 Medusa project claim - 2017 200cm x 60 cm
​Recycled rubber, paracord, electrical tape,synthetic hair 

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My aim is to both embrace an earthy materiality as well as hinting towards what is beyond the merely apparent. 
Medusa for me is an exploration of contemporary feminist and Jungian interpretations of the myth. Describing how the feminine psyche has been divided by the patriarchy. My own ideologies are forming around the myth in the relationship between Athena and Medusa (as a split resulting from patriarchal forces, leading to challenges in sisterhood. I will explore this split between the fecund and instinctual feminine and reason (represented by Athena). 
The very nature of the generative forces (the feminine inherent to the medusa myth for example) are central for me when making art as it is directly sourced from the instinctual. For me Medusa investigates the nature of transformation, cultural conditioning and determining how the mythology presents itself to its intended
audience. Many other feminine archetypes could be rewoven into presentations of contemporary art. Could presenting contemporary ‘re interpretations’ of other feminine archetypes also have an impact on collective cultural memory? 

MOTHER MAID 2017

Mother maid 2017
Medium: Paper, vinyl, ink, charcoal, pastel, encaustic wax, pigment
Size: 2.4m x 60 cm x 10 cm
Explorations into Motherhood and the impact it has on ones physicality and psyche.