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Suraya Meah

 MA Design and Applied Arts

This installation of artwork is a result of my research into Rohingya genocide. Displays of personal, artistic expression encompassing stories of genocidal inhumanity represent profound and painful injustice and tragedies. These issues confront the artist with multiple dimensions that must be carefully constructed, deconstructed and re-assembled to create a narrative.

With this work I am challenging both artist and audience alike to articulate and interpret the great paradox of genocide and its impact on our lives: How is it that one societal group can impact so severely on another?

There are four components to my installation comprising glass sculptures depicting the victims, bloodshed, burnt family homes and footprints which portray my journey.

The colours evoke the emotions I feel when confronted with these issues. I have chosen to use glass as my message’s medium because it is formed in heat of fire and melded into fluid forms that never quite set. It becomes the metaphor for this work.

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