spiculated portraits
“What do my tumours look like?” Nela asked her surgeon after being diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. Unable to access the images, she started drawing from imagination. Later, with input from retired surgeon Mr Murray Pfeifer, this series took shape, blending medical knowledge with personal interpretation to create visual narratives.
spiculated portraits
2024
series of 12 drawings
ink on Fabriano paper
1680 x 4000mm
spiculated portraits, series of 12 drawings, ink on Fabriano paper, 1680 x 4000mm, 2024, installation view
spiculated portraits, series of 12 drawings, ink on Fabriano paper, 1680 x 4000mm, 2024, detail
spiculated portraits, series of 12 drawings, ink on Fabriano paper, 1680 x 4000mm, 2024, detail
spiculated portraits, series of 12 drawings, ink on Fabriano paper, 1680 x 4000mm, 2024, detail
spiculated portraits, series of 12 drawings, ink on Fabriano paper, 1680 x 4000mm, 2024, detail
spiculated portraits, series of 12 drawings, ink on Fabriano paper, 1680 x 4000mm, 2024, detail
spiculated portraits, series of 12 drawings, ink on Fabriano paper, 1680 x 4000mm, 2024, installation view
spiculated portraits, series of 12 drawings, ink on Fabriano paper, 1680 x 4000mm, 2024, detail