Toward wholeness, acrylic paint and thread on canvas, 50x70cm
Fragmented selves, 50x70 cm, acrylic paint and therad on canvas
After traumatic experience, there are several selves in conflict and each part holds different memories, beliefs, sensations, emotions; all this parts have a function to protect the self from feeling the traumatic experience.
Exclusion, 100x70 cm, pastels, acrylic paint and thread on canvas
4. Psychological Heritage, 100x70 cm, acrylic paint, pastels and thread on canvas
Labeled, acrylic paint and thread on paper 15x20 cm
The stigma, the stereotypes and the discrimination associated with a significant mental health problem is for some people almost as difficult to manage as the experience of being unwell. A label is a definition. I needed to express "labelling" by sewing one work upon another but at the same time by sewing I mean reconstructing, healing and repairing, making connections there where are attachment disorders.
Nourishmemnt
Title: Nourishment, 2018
Dimensions: 20x20cm
Acrylic, pastels, markers and thread on canvas, stitching details
Letting go
Title: Letting go, 2018
Dimensions: 20x20cm
Acrylic, markers and pastels on canvas, assemblage with a thread (stitching details)