
2024
Aya Huma
Performed at Pandora Gallery, Kreuzburg, Berlin as part of
Womens World IV, January 2024
2023
Aya Huma
Performed at Frome Festival in July 2023
Performed at Magdelane Road Studios in May 2023
2019 - 2022
Aya Huma
A series of Performances to camera
In these works the artist uses a knitted mask bought in Ecuador, the Mask portrays Aya Huma, a character who appears in Summer Solstice celebrations whose role is to chase away demons
Aya Huma - Chasing Demons
2019
This performance made use of the two faces of the mask to reflect the indecision and uncertainty of our times
Aya Huma - Chasing Demons on Vimeo.
I can I can’t
2020
This performance was made in the studio in 2020 using the knitted Aya Huma mask from Ecuador the performer continued to knit herself into the mask. This piece was made at a time of lockdown due to the Covid Pandemic
I can I can’t on Vimeo.
Aya Huma - Entangled
2022
This performance was made in the studio in 2022 after the artist had added knitted ribbons to the Aya Huma mask, making the performer into a kind of “Maypole”
Aya Huma - Entangled On Vimeo
Aya Huma - Spiked
2022
This performance was made in the studio in 2022 after the artist had added knitted ribbons to the Aya Huma mask, entangling the performer with the knitting needles now dangerously near their face.
Aya Huma - Spiked On Vimeo