Conceived as a thematic collection of collages and poems, Mythopoeias feature contemporary interpretations of female characters from myths, folk tales, fairy tales, fables and legends, drawing on literary and oral sources from around the globe. Ana Čavić uses collage-poem pairs to set the scenes, often focusing on a dramatic moment in their stories, and to speculate on predicaments of female characters beneath the surface. Following in the tradition of fabulism, Čavić employs the cut-up method of composing poetry and an idiosyncratic visual language – miniature collages on cardboard and in peanut shells – to present alternative versions of female characterisation and representation, which have been poetically reimagined in a kind of confident mythopoeia or “myth-making”.
Ana Čavić is a visual artist, performer, a poet and an academic. Her interdisciplinary practice combines visual and performing arts and she works across different media and fields, including art, literature and theatre. She creates collages, papercuts, artist publications, digital poetry animation, interactive poem objects and theatrical storytelling performances. Čavić holds a degree in Fine Art (Media) and a PhD in Art.
The artist is exhibiting various artworks in the Gallery of Layer House.