new//ancient - something ancestral and eternal that ties generations, groups and diasporas together
folkloric amulets//talismans - human-made, makeshift charms that act as personal protectors and comforters
the anxious age - the current social climate of overwhelm, anxiety and rage brought on by social media, displacement, consumerism, world events
H I R A E T H:
a deep
longing
for ones'
home,
childhood,
or past place
that cannot
be returned to
or
fully recovered.
separation from familiar landscapes/culture/language/accents/people
lost fragments separate from its whole
discovering how to belong in a new place
escapism through memory, dreams, liminal spaces
nature as memento, memories as myth
things that comfort me
miniature things, found fragments in the earth, repetitive stitching, the strangeness of nighttime, the endless beauty of nature, sheer layers of soft fabrics, bunches of vintage beads glistening, my loved ones
concepts
worry dolls and comfort objects, Welsh love spoons/quilts/tokens, untranslatable words, god-in-a-bottle, folk art, portable altars, precious objects (Sandra Sheehy/Ria Lins), memento mori
4th August 2025
