Vulnerability is our greatest Strength
My practice, always evolving, is increasingly revealing itself to be concerned with the relationship between permeability, vulnerability and connection. This has emerged through the processes of making, alongside a growing understanding of the links between my role as a psychotherapist, working with couples in relationship, and my artistic practice. While the pond remains an important point of reference, perhaps it is becoming less of a subject and more a way of thinking about the porous boundaries that exist between self & other, beauty & decay, and containment & release - boundaries that directly affect and make connection possible.
Graduated from Art Academy London, 2023
Fine Art Foundation (2 yrs) Awarded Distinction.
Living & Working in Cambridge.
kathy.dezilwa@btinternet.com
instagram : kathy_de_zilwa
Working with a variety of media including raw linen, stains, translucent glazes, 3D elements and suspended fibres, I allow the inherent qualities of the materials to shape the image such that the paintings do not simply describe permeability; they are made through permeable processes of absorption, erosion and emergence. Rather than imposing a strict composition, I am seeking an ongoing dialogue with the canvas. By remaining open to that conversation, I hope to invite viewers into the spaces where separation and connection co exist, where uncertainty, fragility and transformation are held in balance - where permeability is not simply a state of exposure but the condition through which new possibilities and moments of unexpected luminosity can occur.