{"id":479,"date":"2023-12-14T17:09:54","date_gmt":"2023-12-14T17:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mccs-studentcontent.gold.ac.uk\/ba3jnt\/asiha001\/?page_id=479"},"modified":"2024-01-02T23:59:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-02T23:59:00","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mccs-studentcontent.gold.ac.uk\/ba3jnt\/asiha001\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"about the artist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-73a99bce wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>about the artist<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>a short biography<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a3acb3b029cc&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a3acb3b029cc\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"828\" height=\"983\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/mccs-studentcontent.gold.ac.uk\/ba3jnt\/asiha001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/12\/me.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1252\" style=\"width:642px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mccs-studentcontent.gold.ac.uk\/ba3jnt\/asiha001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/12\/me.jpg 828w, https:\/\/mccs-studentcontent.gold.ac.uk\/ba3jnt\/asiha001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/12\/me-253x300.jpg 253w, https:\/\/mccs-studentcontent.gold.ac.uk\/ba3jnt\/asiha001\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/12\/me-768x912.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b6c475e2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><em>art is the oyster in which our stories are fossilised.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-76a81b31 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-8cf370e7 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-small-font-size\">amana siham is a queer and neurodivergent multidisciplinary artist based in south london. her work is deeply driven by her own lived experiences, interests and alignments. she is particularly interested in conversation and ideas about the human condition; jungian study of alchemy and the human psyche; supernaturalism and spiritualism; the reclamation of paganism as the salvation of humanity and its brutal chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-728072c3\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-small-font-size\"> through her creations, amana aims to embody the practice of storytelling and holding space for our inner worlds. the ambition to create a safe space for marginalised neurodivergent, bipoc, queer and trans folk drives amana as both, an artist and a person. ultimately, art is not only a means of storytelling but also a medium for connection and community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:0px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-728072c3\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-small-font-size\">she is currently a third-year anthropology and media major at goldsmiths, university of london. her first published project was a feature piece on the <a href=\"https:\/\/mccs-studentcontent.gold.ac.uk\/ba2jnt\/?p=10431&amp;_thumbnail_id=10759\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mccs-studentcontent.gold.ac.uk\/ba2jnt\/?p=10431&amp;_thumbnail_id=10759\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">inner world of autism,<\/a> crafted in collaboration with a fellow neurodivergent youth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4b2eccd6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">+<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-4b2eccd6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-small-font-size\">if you would like to connect, please get in touch via instagram or send an email to amanasiham127@gmail.com &lt;3<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-73a99bce wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:13px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/toothigami\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">instagram<\/a> \u2022 \u200e<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lunarchantings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a capricious journal<\/a> \u2022<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/user\/vweapdfp8ccota84qmxislf4y?si=xqTXomXNSpKXUuHNwPY3RA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> soundtrack <\/a>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tumblr.com\/teeth-on-gums\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">tumblr<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>about the artist a short biography art is the oyster in which our stories are fossilised. amana siham is a queer and neurodivergent multidisciplinary artist based in south london. her work is deeply driven by her own lived experiences, interests and alignments. she is particularly interested in conversation and ideas about the human condition; 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