‘INSIDE VOICES,’ MAMA SALON, JULY 2026

Exploring the quiet tensions of behaviour and routine within domestic spaces. This body of work examines the complexities of intimacy shaped by sickness, dependency and caregiving, revealing what emerges when love becomes entangled with obligation.

Drawing on Donald Winnicott’s theory of the Good Enough Mother, this exhibition considers how dependence, attachment and disillusionment extend beyond childhood into adult life. Dwelling in fleeting gestures and everyday encounters, exposing the unspoken histories that underpin human connection.

The home becomes both setting and metaphor. Long associated with nurture, confinement and invisible labour, domestic space is rendered as a site where tenderness and restriction coexist. Through carefully observed scenes, these works navigate the contradictions of relationships, tracing the delicate balance between closeness and suffocation.

Emerging from my own experiences of illness, Inside Voices offers a reflection on the negotiations that sustain our closest bonds and the contradictions that shape them.

A white room with two paintings on the wall, one shows a man holding a baby, the other is a woman lying on a bed. There is a black radiator near the wall and a window casting sunlight on the wall.
Interior view of a home with white walls and hardwood floors, featuring artwork hung on the walls, a radiator, and an open doorway leading to a brighter room outside.
White interior wall with two paintings, radiator, radiator cover, and hardwood floor.
A white gallery wall with a small painting of a woman sitting on a bed accompanied by a small dog, next to a large window with multiple panes.
Framed sketch of two people lying down, one with short hair and a mustache, the other with a bald head, on a white wall.
Painting of a man holding a young child, both with serious expressions, against a neutral background.
A framed drawing of a person with curly hair, wearing a dark jacket, sitting with arms crossed on their knee, on a white wall.
A portrait painting of a woman with blonde hair, wearing a black and white outfit, displayed on a white wall.
Painting of a black man's face on a white wall.
Close-up of a painted portrait of a woman with light skin and brown hair, positioned against a white textured wall.
A painting of two women, one sitting on a bed and the other lying down in front of her, in a room with a window and a landscape painting on the wall.
A painting of two women in a room with blue walls, one sitting on a bed and the other lying down, with a window and a framed picture in the background.
A painting of two people lying in bed, with one reading a book and the other looking on, mounted on a white wall in a bright room.
A small portrait painting of a man holding a baby is hung on a white wall. Below the painting is a green cast-iron radiator. The room has white wainscoting and a horizontal ledge at the bottom of the wall.