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Eating Our Fathers

Chashama organised a show called Eating Our Fathers, curated by Stacey Pritchard,
where I got to hang some new work alongside 8 diverse, wonderful artists.
​This very interesting topic was digested by each of us in unique ways...


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I grew up looking at O'Keefe's and Amrita Sher Gil's work. Women, powerful and connected
with ​their own vision of the world. My art education however was definitely more androcentric.
Which I could re-consider given the opportunity presented via "Eating Our Fathers".
For a long time I was trapped in the throes of fluctuating between being 'my own SELF'
and 'the self that aligned with the heavier tradition of that which society allowed'.
​The part of society that controls people is masculine in form. The female energy allows and
acknowledges change and creation and is more in tune with equality...
 
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Priestess Emerging

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​As I dwelt on the curator's vision for this show,
I felt my thoughts seeping out of me and into the family altar that I worshipped at, during my wedding. The altar symbolised the entire universe and yet,
the process was male-driven. The priest was male.
The female role subdued and not allowed her full glory. I felt strands of energy and confusion swirling
​all around and within me. 
 
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Priestess Making Her Destiny

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A couple of decades later, there is a new map within me woven from the strands of the old and new.
Today, I don't feel the need to align with anyone else's sense of what should be. I can explore uncharted parts fearlessly and create new ones. Being my own complete Self is crucial to my I AM. This piece explores this new perspective  that flourishes despite the androcentric aspects to my art education. 
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