Shannon Silva

For the past 20 years I have been working as a somatic psychotherapist and mixed media artist.  I am in conversation with fragile, broken, old and dead materials.  I try to stabilize chaos and strengthen surfaces so a new story can unfold.  The artwork is rooted in my deepest longing, to love and be loved.  It is an exploration of the barriers I build to experiencing the truth of myself.  My professional art practice is an attempt to receive, soften, and yield to confusion so transformation into a greater understanding is possible.   I am interested in psychophysical space between people, clarity, mutuality and support.  The artwork is a documentation of the present moment, embodied conversations with self and others around these themes.