A fascination with cell memory has been a recurring theme in the practice of SAAN. In ' The Emotional Body a Universe within itself ', the artist's tenth solo exhibition, SAAN offers a series of mixed media works focused on emotions and the body. These intricately detailed compositions, mimic the internal cellular microcosm that encompasses our being.
SAAN tapped into various emotional states, including older unprocessed feelings and this informs each piece . With this body of work the artist is inviting the viewer to contemplate their own emotional states and the cellular microcosm of the body that processes them.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
SAAN was born in Brisbane and has been creative since childhood. As a mature aged student SAAN completed tertiary level arts study, and after five years, graduated with Honours 2A in Visual Art. Her practice is mixed media. Residing in Melbourne, since 2006, SAAN has continued her arts practice and held exhibitions, including a solo exhibition ‘Abstractions of Emotion’, in 2007 with the Bayside City Council’s Artrium exhibition space in Sandringham. Her multilayered pieces, organic in nature, invite the viewer to witness the world through a different lens, one that is inspired by the microscopic world and its intricate systems.
Meet artist SAAN and learn more about her artwork and process.
Saturday 11 July 1pm to 4pm more information
Image credit: Saan Bricknell Scaffold of spirit 2026, mixed media on archival paper, 20.3x25.4cm. Courtesy the artist.