Still Life

By Grace Ndiritu

"A return to the organic Shakti Goddess power of Mother Nature in Study no. 4 is inevitable after seeing a horrifying reflection of the artificial, paranoid, neurotic internal world in Study no.1 & 3 epitomized by todays post-modern urban landscape. One of the starting points for the positions was the traditional Buddha poses of walking, standing, sitting, reclining. "
- Grace Ndiritu

As well as referring to famous stanses, Still Life also relate to Buddha. So it is also religious.

Her work is mainly about politics and global issues concerning the inequality and degrading of human beings due to war and poverty. Grace infuses her work performances with music, landscape, fabric and passion.
Ndiritu covers the body in fabric, mostly with prints that would be found within her culture. When I watched her performance, i firstly felt uneasy, as if I shouldn't be watching such an intimate scene when she is touching   and stroking herself.
I like the sense of verability it has from bedding covered, but also the power from the poses and the way she moves.