Text by
Kesewa Aboah
Photography by
Alice Dellal, Daniel Wheatley
Issue
003
"I start with a theme or project, intending to finish and carry that theme throughout. However, I usually end up somewhere totally different."
"Bodies are intrinsic to the work. They form the premise, the root, and everything stems from there."
"The embroidery is taxing; it’s laborious and repetitive. On the best of days, it’s meditative and gratifying. On the worst days, it’s just me, my head, and a sewing machine that won’t play ball."
"Whether it is my body or someone else’s, the finished work feels like me in every way. I see something—a feeling, a moment—finally articulated."
"For the most part, it's best always to have another embroidery ready to go. Repetition, but make it different this time…"
