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Victoria Melody's live art and video work attempts to destabilize the familiar. In her work, she constantly challenges one's customary ways of seeing. Her work attempts to undermine one's habitual ideas and routines by rattling one's train of thoughts.What appears to be suburban or domestic can turn into something political or steeped in ritual.
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'The veracity of her work is both charming and disconcerting, boundaries are crossed, and issues are raised. She asks questions that the rest of us donŐt and creates personal observations that are both poignant and funny and throws them out for public consideration and debate.'
Millais Gallery'Melody's work is fresh and lively. There is a curiosity that remains within the foreground of all
her work. This is important because it also allows the viewer to feel at ease with what is
unknown, at the same time attentive to what might be discovered. The interaction between
the artist and the audience is one that is complicit '
[a-n] Magazine
'She is either an idiot or a genius it is up to you to decide'
University tutor reference for Chelsea College of Art
