Osaka // Glasgow // Antwerp
“Possibly then, [creating] has to do with darkness, and a desire or perhaps a compulsion to enter it, and, with luck, to illuminate it, and to bring something back out to the light.” - Atwood, Margaret (2003) Negotiating with the Dead, p. xxii
Impressions are emotional representations manifested from personal experiences. I started collecting. One aspect of the collection are the toys, stemming from research rooted in childhood memories and the emotional value of objects (Transitional Objects, Winnicott, 1951). A found toy represents a rite of passage, childhood’s end, through trauma or choice.
They were all found on the streets and kept in their original condition.
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Impressions (doll, back), CMYK screen print on Heritage 315gsm (102x69cm)
Impressions (doll, front), CMYK screen print on Heritage 315gsm (102x69cm)