Rooted in a desire to establish connections with her ancestral heritage, Polina Pak exposes the power of female storytelling as a means to explore deeply personal, and often painful, narratives. Pak’s body of work forms an intricate tapestry interwoven with dreams, familial chronicles, superstitious lore, and intimate personal encounters. Through her symbolic portrayals of tigers, birds, insects, and hands, the artist unveils a portal into her immediate surroundings, as well as her grief, dreams, anxieties, and joys.
Tuesday Riddell transports the viewer to the forest floor, revealing the power of her dark yet captivating nocturnal creations. These creatures are surrounded by a web of flora and fauna, exploring the never-ending cycle of life and death. Riddell chooses to focus on the often unobserved, highlighting the importance of the ‘inferior’ and overlooked, and drawing on our own relationships with nature.
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