Yamanidze Teona

Teona Yamanidze's works reflect her personal experiences as an immigrant Georgian woman. Through creating abstract structural compositions in opposition to the figure she tries to draw a parallel between the social construct of Georgian culture and its interaction with the Western mindset. Her works address the social, political, and psychological dimensions of immigrant and forcibly displaced refugees during periods of conflict. Mainly her works are autobiographical and are based on studying her past through the examination of her childhood memories and her traumas during the past and ongoing hostilities in Georgia. Her work examines concepts of martyrdom, the space of exile, and issues with foreign identity.