In an absurd reality, satire is a coping mechanism. Though I would not describe my practice as satire precisely, I do try to make sense of lived experience with exaggerated visual metaphors and humour. I like to measure how individual reality is created on a grid of collective reality – mapping systems like patriarchy and capitalism. My work studies the relationship between the intangible internal worlds of human beings and their socio-political realities. Thus far, I have harvested my own experiences for this purpose, combining them with liberal doses of philosophy.
An artist statement is a fickle thing. Mine seems to have changed drastically from where I was only a few weeks ago. Though I had a very clear idea of what my practice would look like for the foreseeable future, I found my process agitated the caprices of my medium. The thematic underpinnings of my work remain the same. But numerous (very frustrating) weeks spent in trial and error with technology brought me to unexpected places. I now find myself more open to possibilities – taking cue from how the technology decides to behave and finding a way to get it to work in my favour.
Once I became open to persuasion, I found that the malfunctions had a way of leading my practice to a more uncertain, experimental territory that I was excited to explore and test. Experimenting with different software and technology has proven promising in that it enables me to reimagine my work and reinvent my practice.
*Please note: this piece displays the extent of my abilities before I arrived at UAL.
Inside Her Mind (Digital Illustration, July 2021)*