Untitled is part of Laylah Ali’s Greenheads series, which is populated by her signature androgynous figures. They act like hieroglyphs, telling stories with maximum impact and minimal details…
“THAT’S THEGREATESCAPEFROM MEANING— YOUCANDESCRIBE A LINE AS POWERFUL, DELICATE, FRANTIC, WHATEVERSTRIKESYOUREYE VISUALLY— BUTNOTTALKABOUTTHELINEBEING A NOOSE.”
In my new drawings, I aim to fuse recognisable types with question marks, fuse known narratives with things that are not as easily articulated. The inbuilt narratives within what is recognisable give the viewer a place to start. So, we might start with what looks like a kiss, but what kind of kiss is this? Who are these people?” Laylah Ali