Artist Bio - Heidi CollinsHeidi was born in Zimbabwe Africa and spending most of her adolescent years in Cape Town South Africa, she immigrated to Australia and has made her home in Melbourne VICTORIA. Artists Statement: "Our past is ever present through our relived memories"... "Memory is identity...you are what you have done; what you have done is in your memory; what you remember defines who you are when you forget your life, you cease to be, even before death." Julian Barnes - novelist
My InfluencesI have a long held fascination and personal interest in psychoses and the associated emotional suffering of individuals. The concepts utilised in my work are often of a personal expierence: expressing the loss of innocence and violation of trust, hope and belief. A vulnerability that cannot be easily shaken or forgotten. Exploring notiions of self-identy; the illusion of sanity and insanity; the history of place; family and its familiar objects; narraitive and memories, it has been my desire to bare witness and keep associated traumas from the past alive. In my new body of work, I aim to express memories that trace a world travelled and lived. Emotions I have felt, although dark and foreboding, have a glimmer of light. Of hope. Of joy. Of letting go. My work explores the liberating aspect of forgiveness. In a time of such uncertainty, one can remember what was, what has and perhaps hold on to what will be. Hold onto the dreams of Contentment, Peace and Love. My work expesses connections, that link and intertwine. Exploring and discovering all that is here and now. Life evolves, the human figure, the face...they mask a thousand stories that often go untold. |
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Have been with gallery247 for 6 years, both free and now paid. Wonderful on line platform for artists which has made my work easy to find and i don't need to worry about setting up my own website; they even forwarded a message from a community college i volunteered for a few years ago, for an art tutor.
Date: Mon 27 Nov 2023
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Date: Mon 28 Nov 2022