‘Open’

This raw and honest collection of work tells an emotional narrative about
a journey through and out of a challenging childhood, suffering from
anxiety and OCD. In her first solo exhibition in several years, Nel Hume,
who has been making marks and expressing herself through paint since
early childhood, offers a unique insight into the mind of an anxious child,
facing a world she didn't feel part of and several years spent alone,
unable to attend school. With abstract, expressionist paintings depicting
the defining life experiences along the way, this diverse collection of
paint, print, book making, and conceptual pieces explores how art
became both the saviour and catalyst for this young artist finding her
way from dark to light, from closed to open.