Jennifer Tapia
![[Image work: Damsel in Distress]](/2007/data/images/full/z3131809_20070930105917.jpg)
Inspiration for This Work
Recorded conversations within my domestic maternal space are translated into hand-embroidery and beading. The juxtaposition of the ephemeral beading and the static text act as a visual illusion and allow the eye to follow the pages in an organic and melodic motion.
Student Biography
I was born in Sydney and have had a passion for design and art-making all my life. My textiles practice is centred on the intricate strands of my maternal ancestry and my re-adaptation of our voices as women. The constructs of our language and the hybrid nature of our tongues have caused me to question the notions of story-telling, conversation and the ways in which language is interpreted as a multi-sensorial experience. Through migration and displacement dotting through several places within Europe, North Africa and Australia, we have forged a unique signs system and developed disparate modes of communication that inherently engage all the senses. This in-between state of being has allowed me to re-envisage and interpret our feminist narratives. It has equipped me with the foresight and wisdom to carry these traditions as well as laid the groundings for a transformation in this familial and perpetual personal dialogue.
![[Damsel in Distress]](/2007/data/images/small/z3131809_20070930105917.jpg "Damsel in Distress")
![[Damsel - Cover]](/2007/data/images/small/z3131809_20070930110715.jpg "Damsel - Cover")
![[Networks]](/2007/data/images/small/z3131809_20070930111851.jpg "Networks")
![[Damsel in Distress - Detail]](/2007/data/images/small/z3131809_20071012123453.jpg "Damsel in Distress - Detail")
![[Dialogues in Colour]](/2007/data/images/small/z3131809_20071012123301.jpg "Dialogues in Colour")
