Broken chain, 2020
Pen, gouache, watercolour, acrylic, pencil on paper 80 x 184 cm Broken Chain was made during my period of intense eco grief which followed my involvement with climate change activism. The female figure on the left is contemplating death by holding a skull on her head, whilst the tentacles of her thought push her newborn baby up. It deals with my fears as a new mother and the desire to catapult my young child out of this mess into a better future. The broken chain refers to the break I hope there will remain between us and extinct animals like dinosaurs. An emu looks up disturbed and slightly sternly accusing to the viewer, as if to hold them accountable. |
〈斷掉的鎖鏈〉, 2020
原子筆、不透明水彩、透明水彩、壓克力、鉛筆、紙 80 x 183 cm 〈斷掉的鎖鏈〉創作於我的氣候悲痛期(對環境破壞或氣候變化造成的損失的心理反應)以及悲痛期過後,我投入氣候變遷運動的這段期間。在畫作左側的女性將骷髏頂在頭上思考著死亡,她的思想觸手將她的新生兒推了上去。作品探討了我作為一名新手母親的恐懼以及協助我年幼的孩子擺脫困境,走向美好未來的渴望。我希望能將這條象徵動物滅絕(像是恐龍)的鎖鏈切斷,不再有物種走上滅亡之路。一隻鴯鶓抬起頭來看著觀眾,牠看起來有些不安、嚴厲,彷彿要他們為一切負責任。 |