I am a sculptor and mixed media artist who uses culturally resonant materials to explore themes of empire, colonialism and neo-imperial exploitation. My art practice is rooted in research and process and I focus on a conceptual use of colonial commodities as a way of visually re-examining whitewashed areas of history. I am interested in art’s ability to challenge entrenched narratives and through my work I aim to encourage discussion and engage with the past in order to better understand and negotiate the present. A sense of place and personal identity as an artist from a colonising country are engrained in my approach to making.
I am very fortunate to have been awarded a techne/AHRC doctoral scholarship with the University of Westminster for my practice-based research project “Crafting counter-hegemony: using porcelain to interrogate constructed ideologies of whiteness and empire”