Dream Sketch I (Exercise Three), 2020

Chantal Powell creates sculptural works about the unseen aspects of our psyche. A PhD in social psychology and an ongoing study of Jungian theory inform her practice.

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Her use of symbolic processes and materials reflect her research into the alchemical process. Alchemy serves as a metaphorical representation for the process of transformation of the Self that Jung called Individuation – a journey that re-establishes a connection between the conscious and unconscious. She embraces metaphors, myth and symbolic language in her making, working intuitively and intellectually to identify archetypes and discern key associations from her objects.