The Cyclical Vein series (which sits within wider body of work Nude Me/ Under the Skin) was first initiated while on residency at Black Rock, Dakar, Senegal.

Heavily inspired by its landscapes and the reverence afforded the Baobab tree, Cyclical Vein turns the symbolism of tree rings on its head - making visual how the growth of black women's identity is stunted when framed by societal constructs that uphold the white feminine ideal.

The work is made with recycled tights which are hand knitted, braided and stitched into the tree ring form, and as ever, the artist hints at the real fragility of these constructed ideals which are unraveling at the works edges.

Nude Me/ Under the Skin explores Empire and the far-reaching effects of Britain's colonial past on the marginalisation of black women and their bodies through generations. All through the guise of a simple pair of tights.