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99 Names II, Solo exhibition at EDGE GALLERIES, Maldon, 2023

Commissioned exhibition at EDGE GALLERIES in Maldon, where I transformed the space into a large-scale installation of photographs printed on fabric. Drawn to the space's history, particularly the cellar used to store corpses underground during the gold rush years following tunnel collapses, I created an immersive installation that reimagined the cellar as a meditation experience or vigil. This work honours those who died under stones and rocks while digging for gold, as well as those killed through public stoning while looking for love. The installation speaks to the mining industry, incorporating stones and heaviness to reflect labour, while also addressing the weaponization of stones in public stoning of human beings in the name of religion.