The title "Home Body" underscores the inherent tensions at work in domestic settings, where socially-prescribed identity and gender politics still furnish our so-called ‘safe spaces’. Depicting moments of intimacy, a this new series of paintings, have been constructed as assemblages, combining various modes of expression such as sewn, painted and printed materials.
Depicting moments of intimacy, a this series of paintings, have been constructed as assemblages, combining various modes of expression such as sewn, painted and printed materials.
Self’s functional art objects, tables and chairs, to London, a recent development in the artist’s practice. These geometric props of quotidian items heighten the theatricality found within her two-dimensional works.
Self has been examining the domestic space as a site for both personal expression and performance. In addition to her visualisations of the physical trappings of home, the artist has fashioned a world where relational dynamics between various archetypes are played out.
