‘Tissue Box’, 2022
Mixed media
14cm x 14cm x 15cm
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With the work ‘Tissue Box’, I am inviting the audience to think about privilege’s place in contemporary Western culture; its presence, absence, use, misuse and even disuse in everyday life.
Privilege can be a dividing word. In contemporary Western culture we do not like it very much. The word is tainted by a nasty past and we would much prefer not to think about it. Somehow the term is quite trendy and privilege is still very much used everyday by many (myself included). Usually, it is discarded as quickly as it has been used, without real understanding or profound gratitude for it. We understand it and we don’t.
Mixed media
14cm x 14cm x 15cm
With the work ‘Tissue Box’, I am inviting the audience to think about privilege’s place in contemporary Western culture; its presence, absence, use, misuse and even disuse in everyday life.
Privilege can be a dividing word. In contemporary Western culture we do not like it very much. The word is tainted by a nasty past and we would much prefer not to think about it. Somehow the term is quite trendy and privilege is still very much used everyday by many (myself included). Usually, it is discarded as quickly as it has been used, without real understanding or profound gratitude for it. We understand it and we don’t.
ARTIST STATEMENT
How do we alter and mend the fabric that
makes us?
I am interested in recording and revealing the jumble that our psyches manoeuvre throughout a lifetime. The intent of my work is to bear witness to the numerous parts within us and their intricate workings.
This interest translates into a multidisciplinary practice that is layered and transformative. I collect words and extracts that I find meaningful and honest about the human experience.
I paint, draw, handwrite free flowing shapes and lines onto acetate, at times in a repeated and uniform manner. These gestural marks are later screenprinted onto paper, canvas or perspex.
As I use my hands to stitch and glue pieces together, I cannot help but think of my father’s practice as a surgeon and the mark it has left on me. As I fluctuate between text and abstract writing forms, I think of my mother’s unsung efforts in keeping our family bond strong.
I deeply enjoy the meditative aspect and reparative flux that embroidery, collaging and my repeated scripts bring into my practice. These stages allow me to sit with the work and heal my more vulnerable parts. The making gives me the time and space to reflect about the spirit of the work.
I am interested in recording and revealing the jumble that our psyches manoeuvre throughout a lifetime. The intent of my work is to bear witness to the numerous parts within us and their intricate workings.
This interest translates into a multidisciplinary practice that is layered and transformative. I collect words and extracts that I find meaningful and honest about the human experience.
I paint, draw, handwrite free flowing shapes and lines onto acetate, at times in a repeated and uniform manner. These gestural marks are later screenprinted onto paper, canvas or perspex.
As I use my hands to stitch and glue pieces together, I cannot help but think of my father’s practice as a surgeon and the mark it has left on me. As I fluctuate between text and abstract writing forms, I think of my mother’s unsung efforts in keeping our family bond strong.
I deeply enjoy the meditative aspect and reparative flux that embroidery, collaging and my repeated scripts bring into my practice. These stages allow me to sit with the work and heal my more vulnerable parts. The making gives me the time and space to reflect about the spirit of the work.
“As I use my hands to stitch and glue pieces together, I cannot help but think of my father’s practice as a surgeon and the mark it has left on me. As I fluctuate between text and abstract writing forms, I think of my mother’s unsung efforts in keeping our family bond strong.”
BIO
- Born 1985, Paris, France
- Lives and works, London, England
Danielle Anna Selma's practice seeks to manifest a reparative flux while embracing a relentless desire to challenge the status quo.
Coming from a mixed cultural heritage, the artist is interested in language and the affect that gestures bear. Her making is multi-layered and her process a unique blend of paint, printmaking and textiles.
She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Parsons The New School, New York in 2009. In 2016, she trained both at the Royal School of Needlework in Hampton Court Palace, England and at Ecole Lesage in Paris, France to further develop her embroidery skills. She completed her MA at the Royal College of Art in Printmaking, London in 2023.
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