Umbilical Web (video still).
Video installation on CRT television, captioned storytelling. 2025.
Glasgow School of Art Degree Show.
an exploration into the feminine relationship
with pain and pleasure.
Naval Stitch i, 2024
the choice of the navel to stitch stems from the fact that it is the remnants of the umbilical cord, the first cocoon in which we were once home within, and for some feminine beings, further create a home and a human within.
the body stitch series, although seemingly gruesome, plays with the deeply intrinsic relationship that the feminine body has with pain; emotional, physical, internal, external. throughout this year my body has undergone extreme pain, physically and subsequently mentally. through the acts of nurses prodding and poking, and the tumultuous mental and physical pain that this caused, there is an intensely connected and disconnected feeling from the body.
the piercing of skin, the pain, the discomfort, the connection//disconnection with mind and body, the feminine body.
this relationship with pain and the feminine feels deeply important within the practice. the captions within the video are snippets of the final year dissertation, personal experiences and etymological journeys.
