mixed media, 55.5×45.5cm
“My series focuses on decay of the world in terms of how we view ourselves. We are always trying to be more like others instead of appreciating who we really are. As women we always want to be more like the world’s version of a perfect woman in every way possible. In this process we forget who we really are and lose our individuality while trying to defend who we are really becoming. The decay is around us as well as within us.”
ARTIST BIO: Gemini Vaghela, born 1980, is a Kenyan multi media artist who uses various art forms to express herself. Self importance and preservation of ourselves as well as the world around us acts as the basis on her work. She has been a practicing artist for over 20 years and joined the Blender Art Gallery in Perth, Western Australia where she lived for about 10 years and participated in their annual exhibitions. Since her move back to Nairobi, she has had several exhibitions including at The Nairobi National Museum, Banana Hill Art gallery and The Souk Gallery. Gemini’s artwork was selected for UN Expo Milano 2015 and for their official press release; for the Art Revolution Taipei Grand prize competition where she was a finalist; for the Amref Artball 2017, in New York, USA; it was also exhibited in Swaziland. Gemini’s degree in Interactive Multimedia Technologies and Diploma in Photography make her appreciate the unique quality of hand painting in relation to media prints.