About Me
We have lost presence and connection; we have lost life.In the pursuit of “progress” and survival, we have become estranged from our own histories and selves.
This is not our way, this is not OUR way. A full return to the past is neither possible nor desirable, yet we know we can remember.
Through embodied patterns, the power of collective memory, and the reimagining of archives, we confront the fragments of our identities, piecing together a collage of experiences that speaks to the complexities of race, gender, and history.
By examining these intersections, we find a space that challenges conventional narratives and turns away from estrangement, polarization and alienation.
Here, we orient ourselves towards an enriched human experience—acknowledging that while we may not have been “meant to survive”, we endure, creating spaces for reflection, resistance, and renewal.
Ariel Collier (she/they/we/our) is an accomplished international conceptual artist, writer, researcher and curator currently based in London.
Collier’s work challenges alienation and estrangement, using multiple mediums and collective organizing to shift global understandings of black queer culture towards our inner worlds, reflections and interconnections.
Collier is the founder of Home Studio, a nomadic space dedicated to the promotion, empowerment and development of queer and trans global majority artist by hosting workshops, CRITS, making sessions and exhibitions.