Here Comes a Candle

Moraitis contemplates the journey of shedding innocence and embracing desire, amid the internal turmoil that women face in their quest to redefine themselves beyond societal constructs of beauty and worth.

Working with a phrase or poem, her process begins in the medium of collage, taking cut-outs from the mass media and gradually constructing layered installations. Her approach involves collecting imagery from magazines, which she then blends with elements of autobiographical iconography that resonate with her personal experiences. The imagery acts as a reclamation of hyper-sexuality, presenting visuals that appear suggestive within their context, while challenging their preconceived associations.

“It’s a process of understanding a phrase and recreating it in a new magnified form,” Moraitis explains. “The puns become visual, the origin of the image now decontextualised and reconstructed.”