Emma Prempeh
Matrilineality, 2019
Oil, acrylic, fabric, paint, gold leaf on canvas, wood and polyester curtain
227 x 300 cm
'Matrilineality explores the emotional bonds of the matriarchal line: grandmother, mother and child. By embedding myself within the frame, I become complicit within this structure, reflected through materials that age...
"Matrilineality explores the emotional bonds of the matriarchal line: grandmother, mother and child. By embedding myself within the frame, I become complicit within this structure, reflected through materials that age and expand the medium of painting. It is a direct depiction of the intimate, warm and fragile depiction of my own domestic reality." - Emma Prempeh
Provenance
V.O. Curations, London, UK