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Life sized drawing using the 'Three Graces' as a trope
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This work is about the story of my parents generation's arrival to this country. I wanted to make a life sized drawing which combined their memories with my experiences of having been born and raised in the UK. Using the '3 Graces' trope as a way of describing the journey of arrival, discord and settlement, the work becomes a living testimony of issues still being faced today.
One year after I made this work the Windrush scandal broke.
Pencil, graphite powder, silver wax, acrylic and ink on Fabriano paper – 172cm x 130 cm, 2017
Pencil, graphite powder, silver wax, acrylic and ink on Fabriano paper – 172cm x 130 cm, 2017