Exhibited at 138 Window Gallery
“I begin to begin again” depicts an intrapersonal exploration into the notion of memory, through the aesthetics of traces and scarring. Topographics of the human body are embedded into cross sections of stripped stringybark, drawing parallels between the survival and often overlooked similarities between human and nature. Exploring how one can learn from our natural surroundings and the adaptable nature of an instinctual longing to thrive in an environment, despite ongoing devastation.
Healing is ingrained into their being and thus the question arises; if this regeneration is too ingrained in ours?
I begin to begin again
Do scars fade or do we grow around them?
Paying homage to past struggle and embracing the body's resilience lives at the core of our existence, finding place and comfort in that place shortly follows.
Archival Giclée Prints mounted on Stringybark Cross Sections
Digital Ink-based print on Demi Drill Fabric
