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Artwork on supported wooden frame. Ready to hang. Framing on request.
Dimensions :
66.9x47.2in
About this artwork
This work is about grief. In 2002 and 2003 my mother and aunt became ancestors. Both surprising and devastating losses in our family, that affect our ways of being today. Through a series of wakes, funerals and burials, I developed a dislike of the smell of flowers. It took years for me to smell and see the beauty that these plants had to offer. In this transition, I recognized a shift in my understanding of death and loss. I learned to search for… joy and hope through moments where I felt something was missing. It has not been easy but it is an ongoing practice.
Inspired by my memories of funeral floral arrangements, I employ the use of the flower motif to discuss phases of grief after deep loss. I have also been using earth based materials to speak to gardening, planting, growing and harvesting such as beeswax, hessian, soil and clay to make the works
My name is Eilen Itzel Mena and I am an Afro-Dominican American artist and writer from the South Bronx currently based in London, UK. In 2017 I was awarded a BA in Fine Art from the USC Roski School of Art and Design. In June 2024 I received my MFA in Painting from the UCL Slade School of Fine Art. I have shown my work internationally and have also received various artist grants and awards for my practice. My visual arts practice is deeply rooted in documenting a femme afro-diasporic intersectional experience. I focus on depicting growth and transformation through an understanding of community, ancestry, purpose and the connection between the child self and the adult self. I am interested in investigating the way that folks in the African Diaspora are in pursuit of joy as well as their personal and communal purpose through using a variety of materials. I use painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture, installation and performance as tools for the pursuit of joy.