“Psychological spaces are the focal point of my work—the formation of identity through the investigation of nature, culture, and invention.” –Daphne Arthur ⁠ ⁠ Applying candle smoke to paper, Daphne Arthur recreates a shared family memory: her grandmother’s tale of drifting to sleep in the kitchen as her own mother was cooking. Daphne’s poetic and potent combination of material and metaphor illuminates the interweaving of fact and fiction, present and past. Blurring the line separating real and imagined spaces, Arthur’s figure challenges the context of traditional composition and the representation of the human condition. ⁠ ⁠ Pictured: Daphne Arthur, Untitled (woman with a child), 2011, Smoke on paper ⁠ ⁠ #21cartist #contemporaryart #memory #smokeonpaper ⁠ #DaphneArthur ⁠ ⁠