YAYAS is a pair of bronze portraits that reposition the figure of the grandmother within a material historically associated with monumentality, authority, and public commemoration. Rather than celebrating heroic figures, the work redirects bronze towards the domestic, the intergenerational, and unrecognised care work.

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The sculptures were created when my two grandmothers were still alive and remain installed in their homes. The works are subject to a temporary displacement agreement; only after their death will they be returned to me. With this work, I want to emphasise that intimacy, maintenance and family knowledge are fundamental cultural structures.

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