Redacted Greater Manchester, United Kingdom

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My work pulls from autoethnography a lot, using lived experience alongside academic literature to tell a story and grasp audiences in a way that feels relatable and direct in order to address the culture we are in. I prefer my work to be accessible, this means audience of any and all backgrounds can engage with my work. I feel a picture can speak a thousands words.

My artist name is “Redacted” , it is taken from the term used to describes documents released and declassified by the CIA. Redaction obscures sensitive details like intelligence sources, military plans, private citizen information, allowing for the public release of documents while maintaining confidentiality. I feel over socialisation is a continuation of surveillance culture. Redacted communicates the feeling of an expectation and entitlement to people’s privacy, under the guise of this being motivated by a moral principle. I feel this is in fact a form of hostility , social invasion and frankly , is overbearing. An invasion of the artist life often occurs. The name is a reference to the concept of patient confidentiality.

My work pulls from autoethnography a lot, using lived experience alongside academic literature to tell a story and grasp audiences in a way that feels relatable and direct in order to address the culture we are in. I prefer my work to be accessible, this means audience of any and all backgrounds can engage with my work. I tend to use motifs and imagery from pop culture in hopes I can cause a sense of familiarity within audiences which help them. engage further with my work. I intentionally aim for bold and interesting displays in order to explore "the unseen, unspoken and unexpected stories that lie beneath and between written words." I feel a picture can speak a thousands words, people are far more inclined to stare at a picture rather than read a thousand words. I try to make my work emulate a thousand words. My work is based on real life events, but I always connect it back to the era I'm in and the culture who caused such situations to happen and led to my work existing showcasing a link between abstract concepts and real life. I always connect my work back to the era I’m in , and the culture who caused such situations to happen and led to my work existing. This presents a link between abstract concepts and real life. I tend to use motifs and imagery from pop culture in hopes I can cause a sense of familiarity within audiences which help them engage further with my work. I intentionally aim for bold and interesting displays in order to explore the unseen, unspoken and unexpected stories that lie beneath and between written words.

My main discipline is visual media via mixed media collages, inspired by my community and experiences as a black, disabled, queer and working-class immigrant transmasculine woman. My art is a kaleidoscopic portal to the past, present and future of marginalised narratives. Capturing the beauty that can be found within the pain and pleasure across the black diaspora and is heavily inspired by Afro surrealism. Storytelling, socio-political commentary, surrealism, vulnerability, archival materials, spirituality, cultural criticism, afro-pessimism alongside a dash of realism, memes and internet culture are integral components of my artistic practice.

My work is rooted in accessibility, eroticism and griot.My work aims to be clamorous, with an objective of being maximalist, overstimulating and an assault on the senses. My work act as a platform to explore their ability in reducing waste, reusing materials and recycling concepts.