'Oppression' Exhibition 2016, Performance Piece.

On the 26th & 27th of February 2016, I exhibited a piece of performance art combined with live installation at an exhibition held in Norwich entitled, Oppression. My piece was one of fifteen to be selected in a regional competition, and thus became a featured artist in Oppression, which is due to tour at a later date in London. The competition was advertised to the public with nothing more than the word 'Oppression' as a stimulus for artworks; the work selected and collated for the exhibition serving as an immersive and powerful statement on what it is to be oppressed from the perspectives of several artists. Oppression was  exhibited across two days, receiving an extraordinary turn out. The nature of the work exhibited was beautifully diverse; the variation in discipline and compilation not only served as an absolute reflection of the complexity and ambiguity to the concept of oppression, but also was a celebration of the very unapologetic examination of individual experiences of oppression from the Fine Art perspective. The experience of exhibiting my work at this exhibition was invaluable; this being my first exhibition since graduating from Art School with a Foundation Diploma, it has set the pace for my participation in future exhibitions and has assisted in helping me to network with other artists in my region. 

I would like to thank Artistic Director and Organiser Molly Rose Curran, without whom this would never have been possible, as well as her Artistic team.