Studio visits and Palestine

 Will Ntiamoah popped into the studio today like a breath of fresh air! A really necessary catchup. Will suggested an interview mid chat - which would be amazing and tie in with the croK. art group and putting a zine together. . . . watch this space.

Wills' optimism about the artworld and us being positioned to make things happen is infectious. 

Have a couple of open calls to look at - New contemporaries 2024 and The Witching Hour Manchester.

Found some references to work with in relation to Palestine - Thinking about bread and land. (The bread being a food basic that has lots of political and social relevance to mothers and - all persecution essentially boiling down to people wanting to take land.)

• Lots of indigenous communities are supporting Palestinians and I feel that says a lot.  Lots of artists that I follow have been vocal about mothers loosing children and not being able to protect them.
• Bread as a basic form of sustanance, being unavailable to feed children - taps again into - women rioting over bread because they can't feed their families. 
• That it's a genocide and isn't being prevented by the global community does not sit with me. I feel everyone should be doing something to help/protect.
• I'm really considering my role as an artist - as much more than someone that uses paint to create an image - and considering how I can use that to create change - regardless of how small -  I think about Rebecca Solnits' references to the insignificant being significant a huge amount. 

 

 This is a preliminary sketch of a baby eating bread.