Search to Belong
Relationships between bodies are at the heart of the narrative. The coming together suggests that love and compassion for our fellow creatures is the pathway to creating a 'we-world' — an inclusive environment at the intersection of all systems, a realm in which everybody belongs.
Search to Belong is a project by Olana Light involving a series of wearable sculptures, performances, installations, and films. Following Olana's personal experiences of settling in a foreign country, balancing parenthood with pursuing a career in the arts, the work reflects the multiplicity of identity and the never-ending pursuit for belonging. Viewers are invited to observe the story of two creatures of an unidentified nature — neither human nor animal, yet simultaneously both — who find each other, undergo a wedding ceremony, and eventually metamorphose into a singular organic being.
What the work is made of.
- Recycled bean bag balls
- Moss
- Reclaimed materials
Presented at God's House Tower, the Arches Open Studios and on the streets of Southampton, the work brought performance art into public and non-gallery spaces.
- Arts Council England
- 'a space' arts
- Arts Council England
- 'a space' arts
- God's House Tower
- 'a space' arts
- Arts Council England Project Grant 2021
- 'a space' arts Lucky Dip Bursary 2021
- Zealous Stories: Sculpture Winner 2021
Supported by public funding from the National Lottery through Arts Council England and 'a space' arts' Lucky Dip Bursary scheme.