Sister Octopi

09/01/2023

So wonderful to stretch a few tentacles in my kitchen today. Experimenting with alternatives ways to suspend our installation which is finally coming to London in March
More details will follow…

18/10/2022

We both have always loved Hokusai and his work has had a great influence on Sister Octopi (in particular in the Forces of Nature tentacles). Here are a few of our faves:

-Masculine Wave. 1845
-The great wave off Kanawaga. 1831
-Feminine wave. 1845
-The Waterfall at Yoshino Where Yosh*tsune Washed His Horse. 1833

11/10/2022

Tentacular brainstorm

22/04/2022

A little peak into the studio of Sister Octopi collaborator

Yarn, threads, squeegees, embroidered plastic, gouache on photography and many other treasures are hiding away in Natalya’s den. Always a delight to discover and explore the quirky corners of the places where the magic happens. Great chat about movement, memories, perception of time and the ecological landscape, her current explorations with different materials, and her great interest in ethnography.

19/04/2022

After a great week in Dubai last month, a fabulous exhibition and hours and hours of chat and brainstorming, we are back on the sketchbooks, pushing ideas through and getting into gears for the next stage…

17/03/2022

One of the latest addition to Sister Octopi installation: the scroll inspired by tectonic plates and subterranean geological shifts. As the scroll unfolded the patterns evolve into a cartography reminiscing of fjords and icy shores. May be a nod to a small but revered part of our ancestry….

13/03/2022

One thing that Natalya and I share is our experience of expatriation and the kind of rootlessness that comes with years of living abroad…where do you feel home if you always pick up and move? This is probably why we live in Dubai and London, two cosmopolitan cities where we can meet so many people from different backgrounds and multifaceted identities and find our tribe.
Ink and collage on paper
21 x 14.5 cm
2019

12/03/2022

Our very first batches of greetings have arrived. Swipe to see all the designs available.

11/03/2022

09/03/2022

We are delighted to show the latest iteration of Sister Octopi from March 16th to the 19th. Hall 1. Booth F02.
Thank you for your great work!

28/02/2022

So excited to be reunited soon with my collaborator for more tentacular adventures. Watch this space…
Photography by (photographer and Artist whisperer)

29/11/2021

Mesmerising tentacles beings moving in sync in the turbine hall . Hypnotic experience: we could have stayed there all afternoon…
Installation by
In Tate Modern