Drop Earrings That Once Belonged To My Mother, 2022, Terracotta, glaze, lustre, chain, wire, 125 x 163 cm
Worth Its Weight, is a body of work that focuses on Monica’s personal relationship to Indian Jewellery and its power in bridging a connection to my Indian heritage. Rooted in the significant events where certain pieces have either been lost, gifted or taken away, Monica draws on how these totemic objects unite her with her distant family who live overseas, and a culture that she feels disconnected from. The significance of these objects is exemplified through scale and repetition which act to memorialise these familial heirlooms and give permanence to oral histories.
EMERGING is a biennial art award of $5000 to support the practice of early career artists. Running since 2003, this year marks the 20th year of the award, in which six projects are presented by the artists from the Sydney and Hunter regions of NSW.
Emerging
Gosford Regional Gallery, 2023
Hoops That Once Belonged To My Mother, 2022, Terracotta, glaze, lustre, brass, 125 x 163 cm
Installation View, Emerging 2023, Gosford Regional Gallery. Photo credit Docqument
Daughter Of The Same House, 2021
Installation View, Emerging 2023, Gosford Regional Gallery. Photo credit Docqument
Installation view, Emerging 2023, And Since Then I Didn't Grow Anything There 2021. Photo Credit: Docqument