Cyclical Vein - Concentric Growth

The Cyclical Vein - Concentric Growth series was first initiated while on artist residency at Black Rock Senegal. Heavily inspired by its landscapes and the reverence afforded the Baobab tree, Cyclical Vein turns the symbolism of tree rings on its head - making visual how the growth of black women's identity is stunted when framed by societal constructs that uphold the white feminine.

The work is made with recycled tights which are hand knitted, braided, burnt through and stitched into the tree ring form, as ever, hinting at the fragility of these constructed ideals which are unravelling at the works edges.