Frieze Sculpture

To find a way home (2023) is a sculptural composition of five patinated bronze works, evokingnatural, aquatic forms, created for Frieze Sculpture 2023.

It is comprised of subtly concealed yet recognisable human forms integrated with coral shapes, speaking to a sense of yearning for connection, synchronisation, and the possibility of belonging. Part of that is rooted in maternity as the link between humans and the expanse of the universe, allowing us to feel part of its eb and flow, and endowing us with a compassion for it akin to the emotion between mother and child. 

The colours in the work are designed to speak to one another, to underline and enhance that oscillation between human and non-human connection. I’m interested in how we and they move beyond barriers and boundaries to form new ways of connecting and corresponding. I’m reflecting on a level of awareness around how much we keep ourselves at a distance from the natural world, but also how much we are part of its whole. 

The bronzes are oxidised in an unusual way. I’m curious about how time plays with materials, and how I can transform them, using making as a vehicle for translating those stories about the world that speak to me.