Matsuyama, Margaret

I am drawn to work evoking memory, childhood experience, and the formation of identity. In particular, I am interested in exploring the experience of puberty, and the repression of identity when one does not conform to social norms. I work with slip cast porcelain and the process of mold making to create multiples, altering each slightly. The drawing and illustration on each figure and their size are meant to evoke childhood experience. Through making the work, other themes are unfolding such as similarity and difference, individuality and conformity, and uniqueness and mass production. My desire is for a continuation of these unexpected realizations.