Drawn through somatic geography, the sensing of my body in the environment, and guided by primal intuition, I interpret the scents and sounds of untameable, perennial flora in urban green spaces, to root me in a sensing the richness of my here and now.
Through witnessing the call and response between colour and gesture, I envision angel wings in leaves, branches scribing into the sky. Combining acrylic paint and gouache with kum kum—a sacred red powder of turmeric and lime—I infuse traditional materials with divine energy, creating images that embody wildness and resilience.
The directionality of growth of plants and trees, how they move in the wind, their cycle of blossom and death, communes with a knowing of truth within the fascia of my skin.
Intimacy between the divine feminine and erotic charge releases my body from the political gaze, beginning my return to tenderness. What emerges is a sense of belonging from within, eschewing reliance on a place or sense of purpose that ‘identity’ often imposes, creating an ‘other’ within broken, yet hypervigilant systems.
Through my work, I am restored to faith through wildness, a soft, hopeful landing in the arms of divinity.