Sarah Patricia Hughes

About

Sarah Patricia Hughes is a material and process-based artist whose work includes performance drawing and the inclusion of the audience. She is an athlete with experience in floor routines in competitive gymnastics, rugby, soccer and competitive badminton as well as other sports such as marathon running and Yoga. She is a vocalist and plays guitar, all of which she plans to explore as she gains experience performing. She is a second generation Canadian and is interested in interconnectivity, rhizomatic theory, the continuation of life cycles, hacking processes, time and the space between. As an athlete she considers the gap and the role the viewer plays in the exhibition and site sensitive aspect of the work.

She began her studies as a painter and has since expanded into large-scale, performative drawings. Her work often involves ephemeral drawings created using her body, incorporating materials like paper, charcoal, honey, and tree sap. These performances are documented through photography and video, emphasizing the transient nature of the work. Her artistic approach aims to represent the complexity of the world by bridging familiar and unfamiliar subject matter, using photography and memory to present both urban and psychological spaces.