Tryptych (2023)
These were printed out to poster size and put up on white walls in an industrial looking exhibition space. They were only seen for an evening. People talked about how they reminded them of religious imagery because I seem to be looking up to something else - something not seen. Another person wondered if the colour choices revealed something about my heritage. One person talked about how they could not stop looking at the works.
I made these works in an attempt to break free. To put my body out into the world in a way that I would never do in reality. To show my skin, my hair, my back and my chest. Showing the works did feel liberating, but also like a trick. The works are overlaid with a pink mesh, they still hide something. They reminded me that it is not easy to expose myself.
The practice of being seen is something that I still need to work out.