My practice is that of an activist, drawing attention to and campaigning for women’s rights. My work deconstructs both found textiles and the idea of femininity, reconstructing garments as collages to celebrate women and in particular, my mother and my nanna – the most important women in my life. My work is informed byfeminist writers such as Florence Givens, Judith Butler, Rebecca Solnit and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, I see my own work as an attempt to dismantle patriarchy, displaying fashion garments such as the suit jacket/blazer as a celebration of the feminine rather than as a symbol of masculine power.

My practice is inspired by my own personal story and my passion to empower women comes after being raped myself and finding power through trauma. I work in textiles as, historically, there is controversial link between fabric/clothing/textiles and sexual violence on women, where a woman’s clothing is used to defend and justify rape. I want the work to educate the audience on the contradictions and struggles women face, celebrate femininity, and encourage women to be powerful in a world where misogyny and sexual violence, cases like Sarah Everard and #Metoo, arealltoo common.