Destiny Gough Lost in Translation Painting gough.d.n@gmail.com www.destinygoughstudio.space
I often reflect on untranslatable and obscure feelings and experiences of mine. I cannot truly articulate the sensation with ease with the English words that I know. I cannot simply tell someone that I am sad or happy –– I feel much more than that. I can feel happy as well as furious, and dreadfully sad but still hopeful. Observing my community, I have discovered that I am not alone. Many people I know want to share these mutual experiences with just a short phrase or word but are lacking the terminology. I have discovered that other languages have cultural words that describe some of these abstruse feelings. I have taken a few of these words to describe these difficult feelings and interpret their meanings through a process of water marbling alongside gestural drawings.
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