Medium: Pen and charcoal on recycled art paper

Size: 30 x 30cm, mounted in a 40 x 40cm frame

Artist: Sea Shucksmith

On view at the open house: 59a Clyde Road, Brighton, BN1 4NN

Artist Notes: I am a queer, disabled artist based in Brighton, working in mixed media. My work often examines the disabled experience, particularly the feeling of existing out of sync with a heteronormative, neurotypical world. Art allows me to reclaim my narrative as one of creativity and recovery, rather than survival. My work communicates complex experiences on my own terms, inviting viewers into conversations around chronic illness, disability, neurodivergence, queerness, gender, and fatness. This piece is an exploration of different perspectives on beauty and joy. Instead of the traditional "View from Brighton Beach", this takes an autistic, detail-oriented close-up view of the shingle and the treasures it holds.