Areej Abdi Berkshire, United Kingdom

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I am a visual artist with a multidisciplinary and experimental practice, working across installation, photography, drawing, and printmaking. I fuse the surrounding environment with conceptual and emotional states, aiming to evoke reflection and response through mood, form, and process-driven exploration.

As a multidisciplinary artist and printmaker educator, my practice is rooted in the exploration of nature, environmental concerns, and pressing global issues. I work across various mediums, allowing the subject matter to guide the materials and methods I choose. This fluidity enables the work to evolve organically, encouraging a deeper dialogue between concept and form. Art, for me, is a powerful tool for introspection, reflection, and resistance. I aim to create work that invites viewers to pause, engage, and challenge their own perspectives. Through visual storytelling and process-based experimentation, I explore how art can provoke thought and foster emotional connection. My current focus lies in the practice of automatic drawing—a meditative and intuitive form of mark-making that bridges the subconscious and the physical world. This process-driven approach informs my personal creative journey and acts as a conduit for supporting mental health and emotional wellbeing. More recently, I have begun to engage with installation and drawing in new ways, expanding the spatial and sensory aspects of my practice. I believe that everyone should have access to art as a means of self-expression and healing, and I am committed to fostering inclusive, creative spaces where that becomes possible