Permeated I (2023), Wall Relief, crude oil, and various crude oil-derived paints, plastic waste, plastic packaging materials, metallic pigments, bird bones, feet and feathers, sand, minerals, seaweed, canvas stretched on a wooden frame, 250 x 140 x 30 cm

Permeated II (2024), Wall Relief, crude oil, and various crude oil-derived paints, plastic waste, plastic packaging materials, metallic pigments, sand, minerals; canvas stretched on a wooden frame, 250 x 140 x 30 cm

Permeated - Details

Permeated paintings and Spillage performance

The Permeated paintings emerged from the live performance Spillage, developed in collaboration with performance artist KV Duong and shown at the Brink exhibition at the Ugly Duck, London, 2023, curated by Marjorier Ding. Using the remnants of the performance, I created the 3D wall reliefs that fully merged body sculptures and probs worn and utilised during the performance with fragments of discarded plastic, paints and the stained canvas. I turned the canvas into an 'altar and my work methods naturally followed a grief ritual. Working on this unbearable battleground, I found solace in spending a lot of time balancing the composition between marks, surreal and real, bird parts and plastic. Each fragment carrying a narrative of human consumption and environmental degradation, serving as reminders of our collective impact on the planet, inviting viewers to contemplate the delicate balance between human intervention and ecological balance.

Images by Karolina Brodnicka and KV Duong