Heaven Artwork

I spent a week in a Victorian-style inn with five other artists and we were given this unique opportunity to exhibit at The Gingerbread House, a historic landmark. I wanted to present something that either referenced Norway or the house, and ultimately decided on the house. Renovated on the outside, yet falling apart on the inside, I saw a parallel with my mother who has Alzheimers. While she looks healthy on the outside, her inside specifically, her brain is deteriorating. Not only that, the interior of the house with its peeling wallpaper and paint, and broken walls felt abandoned and toxic - similar to human experiences of abandonment and toxicity. It also made me reflect on how I was dealing with this disease that is stealing my mother from me. Suppressing unwanted emotions and thoughts and replacing them with obsessions and distractions And yet, in all this, there are glimmers of recognition, memories, and light. -Mounted on Foamcore -Pigment Print