Greek mythology and other allegorical works informed the starting points for my work. I wanted to show people what it’s like to be on the outside looking in, the resentment and longing I feel towards a society that ignores my attempts to speak their language, and the freedom I feel when I let go of other’s perceptions of me. I wanted to overcome my lack of verbal communication skills through art. My work, Untitled (Clair de Lune), focuses on one’s inner world and the disparity between it and the reality of society’s gaze. It draws from my experiences as an autistic person, living in a world I don’t understand but long to connect with. The visual symbols represent feelings of hopelessness and desperation, self-hatred, and acceptance. One difficult aspect of Saori weaving is that the work in progress is wrapped away as it lengthens and you can’t see what you’ve done.
It was time-consuming and required discipline to sit down to weave every night but it created rhythm to my life in isolation. Learning a new skill (weaving) and the terminology was interesting. While my initial ideas and trials were saturated in colour, during Covid lockdown weaving with bright colour felt like a false vibrant cocoon so I opted for a muted colour palette instead to reflect the time. Interesting/challenging aspects of creating the work … As the weaving continued, I became more confident, exploratory and experimental. I followed the sequence for Saori Weaving to the rhythm of hands, feet, beat which could be altered for different effects. The work used both organic and synthetic materials which had all been gifted or recycled. Wool, bark, plastic, electrical cords, fake hair, hoop iron, easter egg wrappers, cardboard and pieces of plant all made their way into the weave in an impromptu manner. Basquiat inspired me in the way he unapologetically went forth to make art and social commentary, regardless of how messy. The NGV exhibition Keith Haring | Jean-Michel Basquiat: Crossing lines.He inspired me to keep looking at the world -for opportunities, observations, learning. He was able to create something out of nothing on a grand scale. This person reminds me to dance with happiness. He was constantly reinventing himself and exploring and having fun in the world.
Individuals response to change can drive the metamorphosis of a society. Interactions between humans and interaction in the natural world. Metamorphosis and change → biological → butterflies → cocoons. These cocoons can be both our safe place and our prison. People are cocoon weavers, whether they know it or not. Humans weave their own and each other’s cocoons.
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