Emii’s practice is concerned with the themes of identity, particularly between Britain and the Middle East. She is intrigued by the residue which is left by these cultural collisions, which manifests itself in the western appropriation of cultural objects, artefact and language. She often reconstructs Middle Eastern artefacts found both in British museum collections and personal family history. Through positioning her fabricated sculptures as artefact, she aims to create new narratives and reconsider western history from new viewpoints.
For Yorkshire Sculpture International 2019 Emii worked with community group Dominion Training in Wakefield to explore the personal histories of refugees and migrants, making connections between cultural objects in Wakefield collections and those newly arriving.
Yorkshire Sculpture International has an extensive engagement programme, spanning education, community collaborations and artist support.
We explore sculpture with people of all ages, connecting them with the materials and processes used in making sculpture today and showing how sculpture can be found all around us. We are currently working with a group of 25 artists across Yorkshire as part of our 2022 Sculpture Network.
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