You Are Not Alone

'You Are Not Alone' has begun during the Transdisciplinary Practice module. It is an on going project that delves into the world of sports and examines the stigmatization that occurs within the industry. The aim is to help empower and educate women about the health and wellness within the context of sport, conveyed through artistic expression.

Through practice-led autoethnographic practice this project aims to shed light on the issue of stigma in sports and spark conversations about the impact it has on athletes and the community. Through various art forms, I aim to shed light on the issue and initiate meaningful discussions around the misconceptions and prejudices associated with sports. I hope to challenge perceptions and promote inclusivity within the sports community through this thought-provoking project.

Responding to the outcomes of 'Breaking Boundaries' and 'Another Angle' this project begins with paintings exploring stigma in sport.

"In The Making"
Media: Oil on canvas, 70 × 60 cm

"In The Making" explores isolation through the intersecting lenses of sport, injury, and the menstrual cycle, tracing how these forces shape both body and mind. At its centre is the figure of the goalkeeper—armoured, solitary, and mentally resilient. This role, marked by solitude, becomes a metaphor for experiences that feel isolating yet resonate across a shared collective.
The painting remains deliberately unfinished. Areas of bare canvas disrupt the image, reflecting the stop–start rhythm of recovery, the interruptions of injury, and the unfinished, ongoing process of personal growth. These voids suggest both absence and possibility, holding space for what has not yet been resolved.
As an international athlete, the artist navigates the demands of training, work, and family under the weight of outside judgement. Dedication is often misconstrued as futility, and defeat magnifies such doubts. Yet sport itself is built upon imperfection—games are designed for goals, not for flawless performance.
"In The Making" documents the quiet progress often overlooked: the incremental steps, the frustrations and returns, the resilience threaded through daily practice. It is a meditation on vulnerability as a form of strength, inviting viewers to recognise themselves in the unfinished, the imperfect, and the ongoing pursuit of growth.


"Bleeding into Silence"
Media: Tampon, string, cyanotype prints, oil paint and mixed media installation

At the heart of this installation rests a tampon — a small, familiar object made strange by its placement. Laden with cultural silence, it is framed against cyanotypes, their deep blue surfaces oscillating between concealment and revelation. The hue recalls the sanitised language of packaging and advertising, a colour that masks what is ordinary and lived. Scattered marks, bruiselike in form, spread across canvas and wall, extending the metaphor of impact: the unseen collisions of body, emotion, and expectation.
The work reflects on the tension between visibility and erasure, drawing from the artist’s perspective as an international lacrosse goalkeeper. The isolation of that role echoes the quiet endurance of competing while menstruating — a condition so often borne alone and unspoken. Here, the tampon becomes both a marker of silence and a site of resistance. The piece folds personal narrative into the broader histories of women athletes whose resilience reshaped the field of sport, tracing an evolving story of endurance, vulnerability, and defiance.

"Courage"
Media: Red telephone, interactive installation

A red telephone sits alone, its presence both ordinary and charged. Inviting touch, it becomes a vessel for speech — a place where anyone can pick up the receiver and say what might otherwise remain unsaid. The act of speaking to the phone is simple, yet it transforms into ritual: a private release staged in public space, where confession, anger, grief, or joy can be carried without judgment.
"Courage" explores the tension between voice and silence, between the weight of unspoken words and the catharsis of expression. The bright red of the telephone is a call to action — urgent, visible, impossible to ignore — suggesting both danger and safety, exposure and refuge. In its current form, the installation offers a moment of intimate dialogue with an object that listens unconditionally.
The future of the work envisions a growing archive of voices: messages left behind, stories shared, fragments of vulnerability and strength layered together. In this unfolding, "Courage" becomes not only a site of speaking but also of listening — a collective record of what it means to give voice to what was once held in silence.