Vania Djelani explores the ways in which materiality can be manipulated to construct a sense of identity. Throughout a series of portrait studies, her artistic practice often draws on personal relationships and its influence on self-reflection. In dealing with familial narratives, memory and loss, the bodies seen in her works appear passive and self-conscious. With attention drawn to the gaze and the grip, her use of vivid colours and floral patterns add to the dreamlike quality of her pieces. By exploring a variety of mediums, Djelani attempts to preserve and materialize these fleeting impressions, as they get woven into our identities.