Leona Wall

The focus of my practice is the exploration of themes such as connection and purpose, ‘the human experience’ providing most intrigue. The work investigates the entanglement of our relationship with our bodies and emotions: the marks we make, how we imprint on each other, and the light and shadow we cast.

Working primarily in inks, pencil and pen on monoprinted and other paper grounds, I layer and draw on top, in muted blue and grey tones to create a sense of what lies beneath. To reveal what is seen and not seen.

The goal of this work is to explore the impact of menopause on a woman’s physical, mental and emotional state of being. My human condition. I explore how hormonal deficiency is impacting my internal narrative as my physical form becomes unrecognisable to me as my fertility journey comes to an end. I examine this state of being through the lens of having a teenage daughter at the beginning of her journey, and the tensions and conflicts that arise as we share in this female experience, albeit from different perspectives.