The stories in Adopted are no exception. Adopted is an exhibition that deals with complex personal issues and experiences.

This work is a journey of connection and histories from Africa to Haiti, to this country Australis. The histories that come together to create myself. Looking back, I found the events leading up to my adoption are also big world history events. As I transition myself through my experience of inter-county adoption, I can see my history in chunks, these works are like those clumps of memory and history. I focus on being in the present, here and now. Being respectful and joyful, the work is alsoabout where I am now. These images make sense to me. These drawings in their order show forward motion, always moving forwardwith my Ancestor’s blood. Strong I Am.

An intimate installation of works sharing a message of strength and hope for inter country and bi-racial adoptees on a journey of self-discovery. This installation brings together aspects of my multidisciplinary practice by sharing my expressive drawings across works on paper, perspex and visual performance. I use lines and patterns to discuss and challenge my lived experiences of identity and race, often relying on the bold use of words—both written and spoken—to convey the immediacy of my message. My practice is socially and politically engaged, responding to issues that affect my communities with a strong visual language that often interrogates concepts of individuality, adoption, sexuality, queerness and black identity.

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