I am interested in connection and the notion of what it is to belong, be it to people or places. What it is to be found or to be seen. To feel at home.

The misdirection of commonness – in multiplicity and plain sight – alongside my own interpretation of otherness

Common Study 1 // For Julie and Patricia

Sisters, who grew up together, like the wildflowers at the foot of the mountain.
Similar and yet so very different, daisies and buttercups, their silent conversation interconnected by the presence of each other. Togetherness. Otherness. A bundle of stories, golden like stars, forever imprinted upon me. I have loved these women all my life.
 

Common Study 1 can be seen at The Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition, Burlington House, London W1S 3ET from 13 June until 20 August 2023.