Millie Suu Kyi
Millie Suu Kyi is a Decorative Arts graduate that works predominantly in ceramics, illustration and textiles. Her work is spritely and playful with a distorted style that makes it recognisably hers. Starting with sketching, Millie looks at people, creating characters with relationships and feelings, then develops a concept and project from there.
‘Toeing the line’ is an extension of the artist’s graduate series ‘If The Shoe Fits’, and looks at the effect of the way we choose to speak about ourselves and one another. Each bust conveys an emotion, and every plate a short line which references their experience.
In today’s society, there is growing awareness on the issues around language and the way particularly women are spoken about by others. This leads to new restrictions on what is deemed appropriate, and as a result, a mixture of responses to the development of acceptable language. Whether you advocate for this, or miss the ‘good old days’, all of us in one way or another toe the line.
