Created in response to the theme of ‘Perception,’ for the SCAF Emerging Artist Award 2024,
for which I was a finalist.
This embroidered print draws on a childhood memory: the idea that no two people ever see the same rainbow. That simple yet profound fact stayed with me, shaping my understanding of how deeply personal our experiences of the world can be. To explore this, I embroidered thousands of French knots across the surface, each one a tiny point of colour. Together, they transition gradually from one hue to the next—symbolising the slow, shifting nature of perception. The rainbow becomes a metaphor for a shared reality that is nonetheless individually interpreted. We may each see it differently, but the rainbow is still there. This work celebrates both the beauty of that difference and the comfort of common ground.