Interviews with Escapists

Life is complicated and everyone needs to escape every now and then. But from what, and to where? Through a series of interviews, Karley has explored people’s personal experiences and opinions on escapism. Karley has then translated the interviews into bold abstract art works. Each art work tells a story intended to evoke emotions through imagery and through the use of colour. Karley’s interpretation of the interviews focuses on the emotion, the feeling and the place the interviewee desires to be. She uses bold abstract imagery such as clouds disguised as trees, coloured ribbons, geometric shapes and words. Her interpretation looks almost like a fantasy place, the place people might think of when they want to escape. This fantasy pl