‘It’s a lot about love and relationships and the memories of the experiences that I’ve had in connecting with people. And so it really felt like a process of retracing my steps, reflecting on those experiences and trying to make some kind of meaning or new language from those memories.’

Jamilia Woods

About my travels to Italy, people ask, ‘how was your trip?’ The above quote sums it up beautifully. There I was ‘retracing my steps’, everyday, reflecting on my past experiences in Italy. Oh, the Italians!

Finding a new language, not just Italian, also in mark-making, the caress of the pencil or brush across the page: ‘trying to make some kind of meaning or new language from those memories.’

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