Exodus

Encaustic Paintings

Exodus explores identity in migration, and how individuals lose their sense of being and cultural belonging when forced to move because of displacement, war, or the search for a better life.

The series of paintings and sculptures begins with canvases of faceless, human icons and the journey of traveling through the medium of relief sculptures. This is to represent the current portrayal of migrant populations. They are dehumanized into a single entity, as crowds, without a voice. With such portrayals, we as the viewers are often unable to establish direct empathy, as there are no individuals to relate with, and sometimes the human element is obscured below the surface.

This series is intended to bring into focus gradually, the individuals who make up migrant populations. In doing so, the ability to connect and open a dialogue with the viewer and the subject will be possible. Enabled through the medium of sculpture, and painting, we are encouraged to connect on a personal  level, ultimately being reminded that we are all human.