Opening 30th October - exhibition continues 31st October—1st November 2015
In 2013 Sarah undertook an artist residency in Oaxaca,
Mexico to immerse herself in Dia de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead) celebrations when
the living welcome the dead with feasts, vigils and parades, with private and collective
acts of remembering.
What is it like when death is very alive in the cultural
imagination? The sheer size and quirky vibrancy of the giant papier-mâché
skeletons and puppets created by Mexican artists inspired this series of
drawings.
Working with oil pastel Sarah explores the colours and liveliness of a Mexican approach to death. She uses her character ‘Red Girl’ to play with her own anxieties about death, in particular her fear of unlived life. “ I am interested in the permeability between the living and the dead and between life and death. I am curious about how we bring awareness of death into life.”
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| Detail, Spider Mother, 2015 |
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| Self Portrait, Oaxaca, 2014 |
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