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By Anouska Samms

Spark (birth)

Mixed media
61 x 86 cm

£2,640.00
About the Artwork

Spark (birth) explores identity on a familial level, reflecting on matrilineal relationships through mythology and symbolism. Red hair is painstakingly woven into minutely fine stands of silk, cotton and leather, referencing a long tradition of weaving that is connected to women and the idea of birth and creation. Hair represents the different ways intergenerational knowledge is passed down, the ways individual memories and habits become entwined. The mitochondrial DNA which is found within the hair shaft is passed down specifically to a child from their mother or pregnant parent. The hair holds knowledge in its very form.

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Details

Medium: Mixed media

Year: 2023

Size: 61 x 86 cm

Ready to Hang: Yes

just needs a nail in the wall to hang, has usual hanger at the back of the frame

Anouska Samms

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Anouska Samms (b. 1991) is a London-based artist. She holds an MA in Contemporary Art Theory from Goldsmiths University and a BA in Film Production from the University of Westminster. Samms was an artist-in-residence at the Alexander McQueen foundation from 2022-23 and a Research Fellow at the V&A from 2017-21. Her work has been featured in international shows, including a solo exhibition in London in 2025. Her award-winning moving image works have been screened at BFI Southbank and The Artist Forum Festival, where she won Best Documentary Short in 2017 and 2023.

Hypha Studios Artist: Seven Lamps' at Hypha Gallery Camberwell in 2024

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