2019 ROOTED
A quest for home and belonging is a recurring narrative in da Silva's work. The paintings in this series are made using: salt from The Great Salt Lake, red Utah dirt, foraged sawdust, plaster, repurposed paint, metallic pigments and local newspaper.
Three weeks after arriving in Salt Lake City, Utah after experiencing a volcanic eruption on Hawai'i, da Silva I made a makeshift studio in my aunt’s living room. Says da Silva about her work: My canvases felt like anchors - physical manifestations to root me back to the earth after experiencing the ground shake violently beneath my feet. What I searched for in my practice was a sense of grounding and rootedness to help me assimilate my recent experiences."
Three weeks after arriving in Salt Lake City, Utah after experiencing a volcanic eruption on Hawai'i, da Silva I made a makeshift studio in my aunt’s living room. Says da Silva about her work: My canvases felt like anchors - physical manifestations to root me back to the earth after experiencing the ground shake violently beneath my feet. What I searched for in my practice was a sense of grounding and rootedness to help me assimilate my recent experiences."