Cathy Abraham
Cathy repeats
and repeats and repeats…
Cathy counts
- her brushstrokes, systematically and ritualistically painting the same number of strokes at a time, over and over again.
- particular numbers and combinations of numbers, which have mystical meaning and significance.
- Kabbalah, alphanumeric teachings, the Korean Dasaekhwa movement and her teachers among her influences and inspirations.
Cathy thinks
- of the repeated brushstrokes as “ghosts” – a metaphor for the spectre of trauma and its haunting of memory.
- her work expresses a certain hauntology; a presence within an absence that lingers.
- that our memories leave an impression on us, and, in turn, on the planet.
- even repetition opens up new meanings.
Cathy has
- an intuitive sense of colour and a striking grasp of technique.
- worked in film, mixed media, installation, sculpture and painting.
- a master’s degree, with distinction, from the Michaelis School of Fine Arts at the University of Cape Town.
- had a solo exhibition, called A Deeper Kind of Nothing, in 2018.
- had another solo exhibition 9 spaces: the abyss of deep time at The Fourth, in 2021.