Artist Statement

Harriet is a multidisciplinary visual artist, working in many mediums including charcoal, paint, installation and video. Her work is an ongoing exploration of themes inspired by fairytales, nursery rhymes and mythology. "I am interested in ‘hermeneutics’ the art of literal translation, in attention to characters, events and symbols in a story’s underlying structure". As an artist who has come of age in an era defined by popular culture, her work is often described as Pop Surrealism exploring ideas concerning the mass media as a present and active part of the cultural consciousness. These works contain a multiplicity of visual languages inspired by popular culture namely animation and childhood culture. Imagery and forms isolated from their original contexts in order to combine in new and unexpected ways.

Harriet Myfanwy Nia