Tara Jettoo

b.1999 London

My practice works within and against the boundaries of the institution; particularly looking at my own relationship with art institutions and ‘high art’. I utilise a sense of discomfort in an exploration of historical and contemporary inclusivity and colonisation.

Much of my recent work uses trivial humour and storytelling as a method for provocation. These often include signage and labelling as a method of investigating human nature and engagement with both the political and the absurd. I attempt to navigate how far I can push those boundaries under the label of ‘art’; both literally and metaphorically painting the town red. I attempt to articulate a constant stream of strange ideas, only using the context of art institutions to prove it’s artistic value. My work is multidisciplinary often utilising photography, poorly-executed Photoshop, cardboard and food stuffs.

My work is inspired by artivist groups such as Voina and I employ tactics from graffiti campaigns such as that by Shepard Fairey in Obey. Creating a balance between bold text art and subtle symbols that could be misread as not art, I work with objects not technically considered art-objects to subvert them and pose the question of what art is to the audience as seen in my Domestics series which has been taken to the streets of Bath.