Zelga Simone Miller | Walking Forward

Working across painting, printmaking and drawing, Zelga Simone Miller’s work speaks of layers – of peeling back the veneer of the everyday to uncover a sense of disquiet in an otherwise serene scene. Her practice looks beyond the physical elegance of the line and more intensively towards the emotional vulnerability of the figure.

Rooted in an archival approach, with an appreciation of the rich potential of drawing, Miller’s work often begins with a figure from memory or a photograph. She uses a range of media, moving between printmaking, drawing and painting, in pursuit of a balance between a sense of stillness and dynamic fluidity.

Rosalind Galt’s 2011 book ‘Pretty: Film and the Decorative Image’ explores the notion that colour and decoration have been downgraded as aesthetics because they are associated with femininity and foreignness by a male-centric critical elite. Society is conditioned to look down on prettiness and avoid it if we want to be seen as serious-minded. It is fair to say that Miller is not interested in upholding such a critical elite.

Ultimately, she sees her practice as examining humankind’s actions, emotions and subsequent resilience; she is fascinated by our capacity to adapt to adversity whilst upholding a sense of joy and play in our lives.

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