Artist Statement

My practice is rooted in storytelling, using drawing, printmaking, installation, film, and sound to create immersive narratives that question how we see, read, and interpret images.

I explore universal themes — conflict, love, ritual, mortality, and gender — through symbols drawn from mythology, folklore, and the natural world.

Recurring motifs such as bulls, horses, wolves, and goddesses act as signposts through which new narratives unfold.

I am interested in the play between reality and representation, the repetition of images and rituals, and the way meaning shifts with context.

Whether in galleries, public spaces, or site-specific interventions, my work invites dialogue and reflection on how the stories we inherit and invent shape our culture, identity, and shared human condition.

Lucy Phelan 2026