The idea is that when people spend a long time together as a couple or in a group, they rely on each other to remember something that is also important to themselves. I love the idea that there are parts of our thoughts, memories and experiences stored in the minds of people we love. Essentially I suppose it tackles the importance of feeling part of something else, or belonging to a community. At first my interest in creating double in my artwork felt to be about exploring two identities an old one in the country I grew up in and the new country. The experience of mirroring also comes to mind, where the parents of a child are tasked with feeding back facial expressions as feelings or experiences, so that the baby can start to make sense of their feelings and responses. I like the playfulness of these buffaloes, they seem to be thinking about a shared memory or thought, something amusing maybe.
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