Orbicular Overlay,
2 person show 'COUNTER-FLOW' with Sophie Michael at Rectory Projects London 2021

Orbicular Overlay was inspired by the tradition of shell grottoes, exploring their history from ancient nymphaeum sanctuaries to 17th century follies and their symbolic relationship to fertility, childhood and coming of age. In Ancient Greece girls and boys would cut off their childish locks in a spiritual ceremony dedicating their hair to the nymphs of the springs. The installation played with the complex web of mythology and symbolism surrounding shells and hair, from Medusa to Venus and the tensions between allure and danger, autonomy and subjugation.