Mum
This is a series of works on mothering. It struck me how silence plays a big part in the work of mothering. ‘Mum’, or the German word ‘Stillen’. But who is quieted, what is silenced?
From top to bottom:
- Looking for me in the chimera, Thumprints of my mum and I, watercolours and graphite on paper. (2026)
- A study of hands that feed. Graphite on paper(2026)
- How do you spell emancipation. Pencils on left over paper(2026)
- No expectations.Water-soluble coloured pencils on paper, Frozen peas and salt were placed on it and allowed to roll around. Water was also sprayed from a bottle.(2026) This work was about how even whenI thought I had no expectations of motherhood, there were always some and how it was a process that is totally out of my control in spite of the ideas I project onto itÂ
- I was told there will be superpowers. Graphite on paper(2026)