Emanuel School
Corroded Inheritance
Ceramics
Plaster, liquid iron, jewellery wire
Epigenetics is the body of research that examines whether genetic phenotypes are altered at conception due to generational trauma. My body of work, Corroded Inheritance, is a personal tribute, alluding to the trauma of the Holocaust via ideas of decay. I created several forms representing the genetics of a family. The effects of external environments, like the dysfunctions of earlier generations, are expressed through eroding rust and the complexity of our genetic make-up through the intricate medium of crocheted wire. The Perspex vitrine references the role museums play in housing historical artefacts and protecting the fragile past.
My artmaking practice has been influenced by the study and interpretation of the following artists: Nettie Sumner and Ruth Asawa.