MY LATEST BODY OF WORK, ROOTS, MARKS A PROFOUND DEPARTURE FROM MY USUAL ARTISTIC PRACTICE. WHILE MY PREVIOUS PIECES PRIORITISE TECHNICAL EXPLORATION, THIS WORK HAS BEEN A DEEPLY PERSONAL JOURNEY, AN UNEARTHING OF MEMORIES AND EMOTIONS TIED TO THE WALLS OF MY CHILDHOOD HOME.
BEFORE CREATING THESE WORKS, I WAS FEELING STUCK AND DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO FIND MY WAY BACK TO MY OWN ROOTS AS AN ARTIST. THE EXPLORATION WITHIN THIS WORK IS A RAW AND VULNERABLE DEMONSTRATION OF HOW COLOUR ACTS AS A PSYCHOLOGICAL PASSAGE ALLOWING ME TO TIE BACK TO MY FORMATIVE YEARS AND RE-ESTABLISH AN INTIMATE CONNECTION TO MY PIECES, UNDERSTANDING MY HISTORY MORE DEEPLY.
IN CREATING ROOTS I'VE EMBRACED A MORE INTUITIVE APPROACH, USING COLOUR TO GUIDE ME BACK TO A FUNDAMENTAL CONNECTION WITH MY CHILDHOOD. THIS WORK ISN'T ABOUT PRECISE EXECUTION; IT'S ABOUT THE EMOTIONAL RESONANCE HELD WITHIN THESE EARTHY PIGMENTS, A VISUAL LANGUAGE THAT SPEAKS OF BELONGING, NOSTALGIA, AND THE ENDURING POWER OF EARLY MEMORIES.
