FORGOTTEN
FRAGMENTS

by Aksara Harriram

Opens 6pm Friday 20 October

As a visual interpreter of captivating imaginative spaces, Aksara finds herself inexorably drawn to the raw power and transformative beauty of the inner geological landscapes. These landscapes are shaped by time and elemental forces demonstrating the interplay between man’s sense of memory and natural state of the world. She offers up a colourful palette filled with striking resemblances to childhood wonderment.  

People usually halt when something poses a striking likeness to the reflection of self. This kind of work doesn’t paint one picture. It speaks to every individual as if writing their stories. There are many narratives written before our eyes, it may be personal, it may be something that moves us, it may be something that persuades us into a different way of thinking. It is inherently a conversation between the viewer and the work itself. It is enticing to those that choose to open their minds to the exploration of self.

Less is more doesn’t exist in my world. I choose to overdo; more is more and that is okay. 

Artist Bio

Aksara is a multi-disciplinary artist based on Awabakal land who focuses on creating worlds from deep within the mind’s perception of a vibrant world. By vicariously experiencing her interpretation of the world, the viewer has a full-bodied experience. Drawing deep from within her cultural background she aims to portray her connection to her heritage by expressing it with traditional art ideologies and bringing forth a new contemporary spin on a very personal journey. Emigrating from place to place has left her lost and wanting but only in the regard of finding and understanding this idea of a sense of place, either by finding one to fit into or creating a new one. The vibrancy in her work exposes aspects of a world all blended into one where the void isn’t dark but filled with colour and anticipation. 

Onwards Gallery
6 Torpey Place Hamilton

Opens 6-9pm. 20 October 2023
Continues Sat-Thurs 11am-4pm.