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Emotional Contagion
Mixed Media
60cmx100cm
“My work explores 'collective consciousness, memory and emotion', reflecting on an individuals fragility as an expression of existential philosophy, by thinking about the effects of globalization; largely through sensational mass
communication, such as social networking platforms, and their capacity to bring psychological pressures and the
uncontrolled complexity of their power to influence us. It can be
argued, we are becoming a universal simplified human being, giving birth to a
binary mind that is increasingly devoid of complex ideas,nuances and easily convinced of the truths it
is told again and again, leading to the current globalized era of ‘politics
of emotion’. My work explores themes like “emotion”, as the physiological and psychological trigger that is stimulated by
the constant stimulus of mass communication, and “memory” which gives us the
ability to lay claim to a heritage, an origin and roots. Underlying the exploration, (aligned to Female sensibilities and Identity), I draw on my interest in philosophical and sociological
views."
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