Gillian Wynn-Lawson
Steeped
Installation
2023
Six Vandyke brown prints, teabags, familial porcelain teacups and saucers
6x7cm
Family photographs of my grandmother and her firstborn, my mother and her only child, and myself- childless but bearing a camera. Exposed on teabags, served on my grandmother's "good dishes."
“People may view the preservation of their bloodline as being fulfilled by bearing children. I however view preservation as an act of maintaining traditions. “Steeped” serves to honor the women who created me and bring me strength. It is an expression of tradition, heritage, and connection. Three generations of Wynn women exist in tandem at this present moment. What an empowering thought that is. Steeped is just as much a recognition of grief and the acceptance of our temporality as beings who expire as it is an expression of strength building overtime. As I grow and learn, my grandmother, and mother come closer to an end. I am aware that I may not preserve my family line by having children. Instead, I seek to continue my family spirit through art and honouring tradition.”