Unravelling to Recognition is an immersive interpretation of a time of deep personal reflection, made of approximately 50sqm of paper, projected moving image, a soundscape and a beaded ‘yoke’ garment.

Excerpt from Q & A in Artel Magazine by Sally Denmead

“Unravelling to Recognition is an immersive interpretation of a time of deep personal reflection. It’s about the process of allowing space to explore one’s inner self, leading to acknowledgment of past experiences and emotions, and to personal expression and growth. It is made up of approximately 50sqm of paper, projected moving image, a soundscape and a beaded garment called a yoke.

The yoke was included in a bundle of fabric gifted to me by a local creative. It was so beautiful that I couldn’t just pop it back in the box – it had to stay in my view. As an experiment I placed on an overhead projector and it threw such a beautiful pattern; it was so interesting seeing it in a different light, from a different perspective. I hung a piece of satin fabric and projected the still image onto it, then filmed some footage of myself moving behind the fabric.

The soundscape is composed by my partner Sean, who is a musician, producer and audio engineer. Sean has a wonderful talent for creating deeply visceral music, which conveys such emotion. Although working completely independently on our respective parts of this work, it has been a great way for our creative endeavours in life to weave together.” 

Read a Q&A with me about this installation in Artel magazine here.