‘Guardians’ is an ongoing series exploring the reconstruction of the artist’s identity after leaving her Christian faith, and about the nature of belief as a space between reality and imagination. These masks, constructed mostly from natural and found materials on the islands, manifest spirituality outside the boundaries of organised religion. They declare a new way of being to the place which formed her.

The making of each mask begins as a re-molding of a certain way of being and believing. As soon as they are worn an entity is called into existence that has movement and life. Once photographed, these entities become idols, or gods, or spiritual guides, that continue to lead one towards a better place. Old gods have been replaced by new ones — not ones of authority but of inspiration. Inspiration to be, to play, and to live in a way that feels more right and more true for oneself.

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