Case study 06 / 16Mixed media collage series2022

Cuttings

A collage series about leaving home, mental health, falling in love and the uncertainty of early adulthood.

(About the project)

Cuttings was a mixed media collage series exploring leaving home, mental health, falling in love and the uncertainty of early adulthood.

Medium: Mixed media collage
Exhibition: Fresh Cut, All Day Art Fete
Presented by: Nrtya and Social
Venue: Mount Road Social, Chennai / 27 November 2022

A period of change

Created during a particularly chaotic period in Rhea's life, the works document a time of rapid change, growth and self-discovery.

Through fragmented imagery and collage, the series reflects the emotional contradictions of that period: disorientation and excitement, vulnerability and independence, and the gradual process of finding a sense of self.

Fresh Cut All Day Art Fete poster featuring Rhea Fabian, presented by Nrtya and Social at Mount Road Social. — 02Fresh Cut All Day Art Fete

Three small figures with long coloured shadows face a fragmented structure in A Step Back. — 03A Step Back

Blue, pink and ochre painted fragments form a sparse abstract structure in The Idea of Home. — 04The Idea of Home

Layered painted and collaged forms in pink, blue, green and black compose Letting Go. — 05Letting Go

Layered blue, purple and pink cut-paper forms with scattered raindrops in The Lightness of Stormy Weather. — 06The Lightness of Stormy Weather

Painted and collaged fragments arranged across a pale ground in New Unexpected Journey. — 07New Unexpected Journey