Delpha Hudson is an artist who Informed by her experiences of motherhood has developed a painting and performative practice that layers mythology and historical research, hand invites us to consider deeper connections between ecology and care.
Delpha uses a colourful visual language with a lyrical medievalesque vernacular that has a vivid narrative function. Painting creates a unique space to register presence and evoke empathy and understanding. Idealised archetypes are surrounded by surreal landscapes and historical patterns filled with figures and hybrid creatures. They tell stories recognising the significant role that women play in ecologies of care.
Strange fictions create a strong identification with the human condition. Exploring women’s experience through carnivalesque juxtapositions, Delpha satirizes hierarchies that have confined and contained women, and creates conversations about our collective responsibility for the world around us, and our potential for transformation and change.
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