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My work serves as a reflection into the intersection of vulnerability, resilience and spiritual introspection through the rendering of figures that emerge form the darkness embodying moments of tension.
The draping of fabric serves as both physical and metaphorical elements. I am drawn to the symbolic and transformative potential of fabric; it flows, binds, protects and constrains. In my paintings the fabric actively participates in the narrative, mirroring our desires for freedom, security and self-expression.
While the themes I explore are contemporary: the weight of existence, the pursuit of self-awareness and the dialogue between struggle and transcendence, the compositions are rooted in historical art and storytelling, with each pose and gesture inviting the viewer to step into a shared emotional landscape where time seems to stand still.
In essence, my art is an invitation to pause, witness and connect with the beauty and complexity of the human condition. It is a meditation on what it means to endure, rise, and find grace whilst living our journey on earth.
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I, Michelle Msami, acknowledge that I am working, living and creating on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territory of the Stó:lō, Semá:th (Sumas), Mathxwí (Matsqui), and Leq\'á:mel First Nations.
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