CARLA

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CARLA 〰️

SMITH

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SMITH 〰️

They all ate together and they were happy, 2022, ceramic, copper, pasta, film, bread, screenprint, mdf

📍 Edinburgh/Aberdeen

Inspired by the vast, beautiful complexity of being alive, I believe play is crucial and something that should be extended beyond childhood. My current focus of making is centred around food. Exploring the social narratives and nuanced landscape that meals allow for, my work embodies the tender, celebratory moments that can be shared by the act of having a meal. My practice encourages audience interaction through multi-sensory experiences, such as allowing the audience to consume, touch and physically be a part of the artwork. Strongly influenced by my own upbringing where food was the core of all social interactions, I believe that the meal is a powerful social tool. As our primitive needs are met, vulnerability allows genuine conversation and connection, an openness which has the ability to invite interesting and complex art environments. With deep roots into our interaction with the world, the meal is a moment that should be cared for and nurtured.