Jemima Charrett-Dykes is an artist whose output is primarily autobiographical, drawing from experiences in childhood and the aftermaths of psychosis as a result of Complex Post-traumatic Stress Disorder. Using art-making as a therapeutic outlet, Jemima's work often references her past and the traumas linked to her body both physically and mentally. She operates across multiple mediums, ranging from photography to painting to ceramics, all of which are thematically linked through visions of childhood, the female body and exploration of "The Self" and psyche as the main subject.
Country
United Kingdom
City
Edinburgh
Body As Home
'Body As Home' considers the concept of a home, feeling safety and what that means in the context of trauma. My body has been with me through physical and mental strain and I have been guilty of not looking after it as a result of mental disturbance. The body as a sanctuary, as a holding space for feeling and something that should, in the first instance, be loved and held.
"The body keeps the score"
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My gardens boundaries are the horizon - Derek Jarman