ARTWORK DETAILS

Tayiesha Warria
Seeping in the Sea Installation
Two poles with armature base. Clay mask on one with Dhari headpiece made from Plastic forks. Ghost net base

ARTIST STATEMENT

'Seeping in the Sea' is about the connection between Torres Strait Island tradition and contemporary issues. The concept of environmental sustainability and keeping culture is expressed in the sculpture. The plastic forks, ghost net sea floor and the white jetty poles of my home represent the current direction of my work which is inspired by Sea Shepherd, Laudato si’ and Sue Ryan’s work with ghost nets. My philosophy is that island people find peace when they are one with the sea, wind and land and confident in their own rich identity and hopeful futures.

ARTWORK PROCESS

Clay mask Bisque Fired. Painted with Acrylic. Plastic fork Dhari headpieces on two poles (poster holders). Ghost nets, plastics and bottle tops constructed into coral using glue gun and hole punch.

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Tayiesha Warria

Tayiesha Warria, born on Thursday Island, is a Yorke (Masig) Island woman from Zenadh Kes, Kulkalgal. Tayiesha explores the impact of climate change upon the islands of the Torres Straits through her studies of Visual Arts at Mount St Bernard College in Far North Queensland. Using repurposed materials, Tayiesha fuses the iconography of her ancestral heritage with issues such as rising sea levels, cultural identity and pollution such as floating sea garbage to create contemporary sculptures.