Ayesha Sureya

Ayesha is an interdisciplinary artist and facilitator born and raised in London. Using their background in jewellery as a conduit for speculating ontological relationships, they explore animism and mediums and messages to express anti-colonial wisdom, decontextualised adornment and mysterious materials – past and futures –  that float in open ended and ongoing dialogues between the body and psycho-magic states.

Their practice is led by symbiosis between the cosmos and conditions of consciousness – merging bodies with other bodies both human and not, to somehow locate oneself not just in the world but of it. Figurative forms dance in repetitions illustrating cyclical and divine glitters in nature collapsing time around us. 

They developed a series of speculative alchemical objects (Morley College Scholarship 2024) that considers change and rage through plantcestors and misappropriated symbolic fantasies made through an explorative aniconic design practice with each piece made using copper finished in natural patinas with fire, water and soil.

Ongoing and previous awards and residences include: Blackhorse Road Maker in Residence (UK), Feminist Lecture Curatorial Programme (UK), Arebyte X Goldsmiths University Artist in Residence (UK) and Morley College Jewellery Scholarship (UK).