How are you? And how have you engaged your senses lately?
I’m knackered but happy. I feel immense satisfaction from exhibiting in two fantastic group shows this month: Radiant at Copeland Gallery, and A Space for Resistance and Renewal (ASFRAR) for Vital Signs at Science Gallery, which continues to 17 May 2025.
Holding space for you to rest in community always thrills me. As a collector friend of mine said recently:
“[It's] a gift to oneself to lie down and let everything go - to pause.”
As with all my installations, ASFRAR is incomplete without your presence and reflections and I invite you to come and reset your senses. Vital Signs is a beautifully sensitive exhibition that holds space for grief, wonder and inspiration. The woody scent of the bark cloth and the way the light filters through banana fibres is quite magical and inspires meditation.
Reflecting on my own journey, I’m currently three years into burnout recovery, and still trying to balance work that feeds my soul and belly.
The past
Earlier this year, I was living in unsafe, uninsulated, concrete council housing, which negatively impacted my health. Living in state-sanctioned dysfunction fuelled my collaboration on ‘Cultivating Rhythms of Care’, to promote a return to coherence informed by cycles in nature and menstruating bodies.
The present
As I write (safe, warm and cancelling plans left, right and centre), I can reflect that I’ve been making home spaces where I can be honest that I’m still in burn out recovery and need support. My installations are sites for research too because the questions that arise when you’re invited to rest in public are quite revelatory.
The future
In 2025, I’m looking forward to sharing how my Mindful African workshops and programmes can support you to feel confident and calm in the workplace. Could you help me? If you’re up for a chat or could connect me to a team leader with budget and a heart, let me know!