Happiness and Other Stories

A few months ago, I came across social media call from Tebbs Contemporary Gallery, for a collage project. Although this sounded like a total con, it also provided me with the perfect opportunity to kick start my creativity after this very long slump.

The call required one to purchase a collage pack to work from, get inspired by, use or not use, at the cost of £20. Each pack is different. The artwork could be physical or digital and the project has very clear deadlines. The artwork was to be featured in a publication, and online exhibition, and 20% of the proceeds will go to the cats protection charity.

Fastforward 6 months and the exhibition, book publication or acknowledgement of my entry never manifested, but at least I saw through the work.

 

“Peace, Love and Happiness”

 A series of three pieces serving as a personal reflection on the current global situation. It explores how collective actions are often suppressed, obscured, or erased by forces determined to silence them. I aimed to juxtapose the energy of protest and symbols of resistance with the unsettling stillness of dominance, avoidance, and erasure through glamourised propaganda.

Digital collage of scene of revolt being wiped out with layers of white paint by a 1050's style young woman in a blue dress
“Happiness” A digital collage for Tebbs Gallery (which doesn’t truly exhists).

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