Collection: Love Letters (To My Exes)

This collection is a cheeky exploration of “love” and dating from the artist’s perspective as a confident, intellectual woman in her late-30s, and focuses on the realizations the artist has had about herSelf as a result of her relationships with others.

The artist playfully reflects on past romantic encounters to examine which were ruled by the heart vs. the mind. The heart is the true centre of human intelligence, not the brain. The heart is all-knowing, in its intuitive ability to discern when to push or pull, expand or retract. The brain’s tendency to overthink and overanalyze is not a sign of intelligence, but an anxious attempt to intellectualize emotions in order to avoid actually feeling them.

This collection explores themes of identity, attachment, moments of clarity and cathexis that are prevalent in the search for love. While the collection presents in a fun and vibrant way, the collection is actually quite introspective and vulnerable in exposing the various ways she has celebrated or abandoned parts of herSelf in her past relationships and encounters; and the feelings of triumph, shame, growth, sadness and joy that have been part of her journey in relationships with others.

The artist playfully reflects on past romantic encounters to examine which were ruled by the heart vs. the mind. The short excerpts that inspired the works in this collection were taken from the artist’s personal journal.