Free Fall

2024
acrylic on canvas
60 x 76cm
In the piece Free Fall, Grace Naveikata focuses on her personal reflection of navigating through her Cultural heritage. Drawing inspiration from traditional and contemporary backgrounds, this piece is a combination of both her aim to gain a better understanding of her Indigenous heritage and also her previous reluctance due to outside influences and her own complex feelings. Within the piece there is a figure falling forward towards the traditional pattern covering the canvas. This symbolises the difficult but rewarding experience that comes with understanding and gathering your own comprehension of where you come from. The figure is motivated, even excited with an outreaching arm towards more than just the surface. However, it’s still reluctant, staggered or stuck in the middle. Although the piece is personal in inspiration for the artist, the audience is invited to gather their own understanding when observing the piece. The work is an encouragement to look for more than just what you may know and to continue to understand yourself and where you come from more as your life progresses.