Ocean Purge (Blender Experiments with Xpressions hair), 2025

Part of 'In My Room' an installation of Farouk Alao's room at Tate Britain. Members of the 858 Art Club presented their blender projects on various computer screens as part of a graduation show/group exhibition. See more here

I chose the song 'Teardrop' by Massive Attack to present cos it fits the themes I've been exploring really well. To me it represents transformation, rebirth and renewal and emotional purging (Elizabeth Fraser (Cocteau Twins) was going through grief at the loss of her partner Jeff Buckley). Which is kinda what Ocean Purge is all about. It's transmuting pain into something beautiful, unlocking the throat, heart chakras, self Xpression, clearing out the gunk to make space for light and harmony, it came from a dream.