Nicola Anthony's artworks are delicately sculpted using text, drawing & pattern. The multi-layered work often uses transparent surfaces, reflected light, delicate pattern & detailed drawing taken from literary & biological references. From these she builds up complex and intricate pieces. Recent work concerns genetic identity juxtaposed to words gathered from others about the fleeting moments, traits and secrets which form their true, everyday identities.
The process of collecting these thoughts & words has been a gradual, ongoing project for several years to gather diverse responses from a large number of people, and they have been beautiful, moving, funny, intriguing, rude, touching, and varied.