FKA twigs

a self portrait in venus through a two fold screen it has been a great honour to be asked to make a piece of work for the #thewildescape project with @artfund to encourage younger generations to connect with animals and nature through art. i was asked to make a response to a piece of work that was held in museums supporting the cause. i chose diego velázquez rokeby venus and shibata zeshin’s a two fold screen and created a self portrait reflecting on my own womanhood, my desire to carry on my lineage, my courage and the eternal divine order that we are all a part of on this earth through using the archetypes that we connect with the creatures in nature around us. it is important for me to express that a lot of love and support went into helping me create this in such a storm of inspiration from friends and collective members of @thefkafactory so i would like to take this moment to give great thanks to @jordan_hemingway <3 @tildax_x_ @louissouvestre @afrazamara @glassalexander @thomashogan #arthurvickery and @bradleypolkinghorne @tatyanaryujin @eleanorchaplino @purple_martin_studio @art___vic #anatrindad @ridauk @rapideye.darkroom ….. thank you to @esdevlin #markwallinger @taishani for such a wonderful morning spent presenting work for such an important cause. and a big thank you to erica bolton for thinking of me and @josefoconnor for facilitating the link <3 @natural_history_museum @aceagrams @wwf @wwf_uk @rspb_love_nature @nationaltrust @englishheritage