'washed ashore by motherly waters' 2023

(formerly 'untitled (the heir of the sea)' (2023))
Performative Object | porcelain, latex, water, chair from the artists home

Made at OVADA Oxford as part of the galleries summer residency programme (August 2023); Installed at Modern Art Oxford  as part of The Platform Graduate Award in September 2023.
Helen Kohl | 'washed ashore by motherly waters' (2023) | Photo: Sarah Catterall

the heir of the sea

We are earth-born children;
washed ashore by motherly waters.

We are dried-up skins
with small oceans swallowed*.

We are gut vessels with two feet 
to venture heated lands. 

We are changing waters of the tide;
connected streams on voyage;
slowly returning home.
Helen Kohl | 'washed ashore by motherly waters' (2023) | Photo: Phil Brooks
Helen Kohl | 'washed ashore by motherly waters' (2023) | Photo: Sarah Catterall

interview 

Published in conjunction with Helen Kohl’s solo exhibition at Modern Art Oxford as part of the CVAN Platform Graduate Award 2023