Memories That Breathe

Year: 2021
Materials: Alcohol Markers, Inks, Acrylic Paint, Sharpie Markers, Watercolour Paper, Canvas (16 Inch Diameter)

This is a self portrait piece created in the height of my self isolation that followed a traumatic hospital stay. After I got out of the hospital, I didn't create any art for close to 6 months. This piece was my first time allowing myself to create, with the support of my professor Tannis Nielsen. It is a depiction of trauma as a physical entity that can interact and apply pressure to your skin, showing internal struggles as something external. The imagery also came from my own experience with sleep paralysis, and that feeling of unseen entities pushing and pulling at your body.